The meaning of “שְׁפַטְיָה”
Understanding Shᵉphaṭyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שְׁפַטְיָהוּ Shᵉphaṭyâhûw (shef-at-yaw'-hoo); from שָׁפַט and יָהּ; Jah has judged Shephatiah. - § Shephatiah = "Jeho...
שְׁפַטְיָה
or שְׁפַטְיָהוּ Shᵉphaṭyâhûw (shef-at-yaw'-hoo); from שָׁפַט and יָהּ; Jah has judged Shephatiah. - § Shephatiah = "Jehovah has judged" - Shephatjah, the name of ten Israelites 1) a son of David by Abital; David's 5th son 2) head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel 3) another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel 4) a Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah 5) a prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah 6) the Haruphite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag 7) son of Maachah and prince of the tribe of Simeon in the time of David 8) son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to his successor Jehoram
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 3:4 | “And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;” Word: שְׁפַטְיָה (Shᵉphaṭyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 12:5 | “Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite,” Word: שְׁפַטְיָה (Shᵉphaṭyâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 21:2 | “And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.” Word: שְׁפַטְיָה (Shᵉphaṭyâh) | |
| Ezra 2:57 | “The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.” Word: שְׁפַטְיָה (Shᵉphaṭyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 7:59 | “The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.” Word: שְׁפַטְיָה (Shᵉphaṭyâh) |