Shiphtan — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁפְטָן

שִׁפְטָן

Shiphṭân · pronounced shif-tawn' · Strong's H8204 · a man

Shiphtan means judge-like.

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שָׁפַט shâphaṭ (from, H8199) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against) open in the lexicon ›

from H8199; judge-like; Shiphtan, an Israelite.

Num 34:24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Numbers

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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