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שָׁפָט

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Shaphat

A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.12 § Shaphat = "judged" or "he hath judged" 1) son of Hori and the prince of Simeon chosen to spy out the promised land 2) father of the prophet Elisha 3) a Judaite, son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel in the royal line of Judah 4) a chief of the tribe of Gad 5) son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

שָׁפָט proper name, masculine (he hath judged); — usually Σαφατ[θ]:

1. father of Elilsha 1Kgs 19:16; 1Kgs 19:19; 2Kgs 3:11; 2Kgs 6:31.
2. prince of Simeon Num 13:5.
3. grandson of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:22.
4. Gaddite chief 1Chr 5:12 (Σαβατ, Σαφαμ [ν]).
5. herdsman of David 1Chr 27:29 (Σωφαν, A Σωφατ, ᵐ5L Σαφατ).

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