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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Shaphat

judge

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Shaphat

(judge). 1.The Simeonite spy, son of Hori. (Numbers 13:5) (B.C. 1490).

The father of the prophet Elisha. (1 Kings 19:18,19; 2 Kings 3:11; 6:31) (B.C. before 900.)
One of the six sons of Shemaiah in the royal line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:22) (B.C. 350.)
One of the chiefs of the Gadites in Bashan. (1 Chronicles 5:12) (B.C. 750.)
The son of Adlai, who was over David's oxen in the valleys. (1 Chronicles 27:29) (B.C. 1020.)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Shaphat

1. The father of Elisha, 1 Kings 19:16.

2. A descendant of David, 1 Chronicles 3:22.

3. A chief herdsmen of David in Bashan, 1 Chronicles 27:29.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Judge.

(1.) One of the spies. He represented the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 13:5).

(2.) The father of Elisha (1 Kings 19:16-19).

(3.) One of David's chief herdsmen (1 Chronicles 27:29).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SHAPHAT

sha'-fat (shaphat):iah, one of the 70 men whom Ezekiel saw, in his vision of the Temple, sacrificing to idols (Ezekiel 8:11).

(1) The Simeonite spy (Numbers 13:5, Saphat).

(2) The father of the prophet Elisha (1 Kings 19:16 2 Kings 3:11, Septuagint Saphath).

(3) A name in the royal genealogy of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:22).

(4) A Gadite (1 Chronicles 5:12).

(5) One of David's herdsmen (1 Chronicles 27:29).

Strong's Hebrew

8202. Shaphat -- "he has judged," five Israelites
... 8201, 8202. Shaphat. 8203 . "he has judged," five Israelites. Transliteration:
Shaphat Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-fawt') Short Definition: Shaphat. ...
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8199. shaphat -- to judge, govern
... 8198, 8199. shaphat. 8200 . to judge, govern. Transliteration: shaphat Phonetic
Spelling: (shaw-fat') Short Definition: judge. ... 8198, 8199. shaphat. 8200 ...
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5724. Adlay -- the father of Shaphat
... 5723, 5724. Adlay. 5725 . the father of Shaphat. Transliteration: Adlay
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-lah'-ee) Short Definition: Adlai. ...
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4941. mishpat -- judgment
... Word Origin from shaphat Definition judgment NASB Word Usage arrangements (1), case
(5), case* (1), cause (7), charge (1), claim (1), court (2), crimes (1 ...
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8201. shephet -- judgment
... Word Origin from shaphat Definition judgment NASB Word Usage judgment (1), judgments
(15). judgment. From shaphat; a sentence, ie Infliction -- judgment. ...
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8200. shephat -- to judge
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to shaphat Definition to judge NASB Word Usage
magistrates (1). ... (Aramaic) corresponding to shaphat; to judge -- magistrate. ...
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8203. Shephatyah -- "Yah has judged," the name of a number of Isr.
... Word Origin from shaphat and Yah Definition "Yah has judged," the name of a number
of Isr. NASB Word Usage Shephatiah (13). ... see HEBREW shaphat. see HEBREW Yahh. ...
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8204. Shiphtan -- "judgment," a prince of Ephraim
... Word Origin from shaphat Definition "judgment," a prince of Ephraim NASB Word Usage
Shiphtan (1). ... From shaphat; judge-like; Shiphtan, an Israelite -- Shiphtan. ...
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478. Elishaphat -- "God has judged," an Israelite
... Word Origin from el and shaphat Definition "God has judged," an Isr. ... Elishaphat.
From 'el and shaphat; God of judgment; Elishaphat, an Israelite -- Elishaphat. ...
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8196. shephot -- judgment, act of judgment
... Word Origin from shaphat Definition judgment, act of judgment NASB Word Usage judgment
(1), judgments (1). judgment. ... see HEBREW shaphat. 8195, 8196. ...
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Library

God's Low Whisper
... of Damascus, and when you arrive there, anoint Hazael to rule over Aram, Jehu, the
son of Nimshi, to rule over Israel, and Elisha, the son of Shaphat, to be ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/gods low whisper.htm

The Call of Elisha
... Prophets of the Northern Kingdom Chapter 17 The Call of Elisha. God had bidden Elijah
anoint another to be prophet in his stead. "Elisha the son of Shaphat . . ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 17 the call of.htm

There have Come to Me Ransomers from among the Saints, but None ...
... I carried off from him. By Elisha son of Shaphat, I was beaten as with
rods, for he brought two dead men to life. By one staff I ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xxxix there have come.htm

Elijah's Weakness, and Its Cube
... And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha
the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/elijahs weakness and its cube.htm

How Joram and Jehoshaphat Made an Expedition against the Moabites ...
... And when one of the servants of Joram said that he had seen there Elisha, the son
of Shaphat, the disciple of Elijah, the three kings went to him, at the ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 3 how joram and.htm

"What Doest Thou Here?"
... thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt
thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 13 what doest thou.htm

Concerning the Wife of Solomon; Concerning his Wisdom and Riches ...
... as far as Sidon, and had himself also married a daughter of Solomon's, whose name
was Basima; Banacates had the seacoast about Arce; as had Shaphat Mount Tabor ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 concerning the wife.htm

Divine Calls.
... the thoughts of what he was leaving. "He found Elisha, the son of Shaphat,
who was ploughing . . . Elijah passed by him, and cast ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon ii divine calls.htm

How Joppa was Taken, and Tiberias Delivered Up.
... another, the most potent men among the seditious made a sally upon them armed; their
leader was one whose name was Jesus, the son of Shaphat, the principal ...
/.../chapter 9 how joppa was.htm

Answer to the Jewish Rabby's Letter.
... says: Ch. vi..31. God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha
the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. One story ...
/.../answer to the jewish rabbys.htm

Thesaurus

Shaphat (8 Occurrences)
...SHAPHAT. sha'-fat (shaphat):iah, one of the 70 men whom Ezekiel saw, in his vision
of the Temple, sacrificing to idols (Ezekiel 8:11). ...Shaphat (8 Occurrences). ...
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Eli'sha (52 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 19:16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel;
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be ...
/e/eli'sha.htm - 22k

Plead (64 Occurrences)
... Version that is clear modern English The most obscure instances are due to The King
James Version's employment of "plead" to translate the niphal of shaphaT. ...
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Adlai (1 Occurrence)
... ad'-la-i, ad'-li (`adhlay; Septuagint Adli and Adai, "lax, weary"): The father of
Shaphat, an overseer of David's herds in the lowlands (1 Chronicles 27:29). ...
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Hori (4 Occurrences)
... (2) A Simonite, father of Shaphat, one of the twelve spies (Numbers 13:5). ... Numbers
13:5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. ...
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Valley (187 Occurrences)
... sible not to suspect that there is some connection between the name Jehoshaphat
and the name of a village near the head of this valley-Shaphat; perhaps at one ...
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Jehoshaphat (79 Occurrences)
... sible not to suspect that there is some connection between the name Jehoshaphat
and the name of a village near the head of this valley-Shaphat; perhaps at one ...
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Elisha (70 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah,
who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). ...
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Shaphan (26 Occurrences)

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Eli'jah (93 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 19:19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was
plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth; and ...
/e/eli'jah.htm - 31k

Bible Concordance

Shaphat (8 Occurrences)

Numbers 13:5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 19:16 You shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel; and you shall anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah to be prophet in your place.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 19:19 So he departed there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over to him, and cast his mantle on him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 3:11 But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him?" One of the king of Israel's servants answered, "Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 6:31 Then he said, "God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stay on him this day."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 3:22 The sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 5:12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 27:29 and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Shaphat

Shaphat: A Gadite

Shaphat: Father of Elisha

Shaphat: Son of Adlai

Shaphat: Son of Shemaiah

Shaphat: The Representative of the Tribe of Simeon Among the Spies Sent Into Canaan

Related Terms

Eli'sha (52 Occurrences)

Plead (64 Occurrences)

Adlai (1 Occurrence)

Hori (4 Occurrences)