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Lexicon :: Strong's H8227 - šāp̄ān

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שָׁפָן
Transliteration
šāp̄ān
Pronunciation
shaw-fawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2446a

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁפָן shâphân, shaw-fawn'; from H8226; a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax:—coney.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H8227 in the following manner: Shaphan (30x), coney (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H8227 in the following manner: Shaphan (30x), coney (4x).
masculine noun

  1. rock badger, coney, the hyrax

    proper masculine noun

  2. secretary or scribe of king Josiah of Judah

  3. father of Ahikam in the time of king Josiah of Judah

    1. improbably the same as 2

  4. father of Elasah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah

    1. perhaps the same as 3

  5. a scribe and father of Gemariah

    1. perhaps the same as 2

  6. father of Jaazaniah in the time of Ezekiel

    1. perhaps the same as 2

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁפָן shâphân, shaw-fawn'; from H8226; a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax:—coney.
STRONGS H8227: Abbreviations
† שָׁפָן noun masculineLeviticus 11:5 rock-badger, hyrax syriacus, AV RV coney; — absolute שׁ׳ Deuteronomy 14:7 = Leviticus 11:5 (P; unclean animal); living in rocks, plural שְׁפַנִּים Psalm 104:18; Proverbs 30:26. — See RobBR iii. 66, 387 TrNHB 75; FFP 1, and Pl. 1 PostHast. DB CONEY McLean-ShipleyEncy. Bib. ID.

II. שָׁפָן proper name, masculine Σαφ(φ)αν:
1. secretary (הַסִּפֵר) under Josiah 2 Kings 22:3, 8 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 22:9, 10 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 22:12, 14; 2 Chronicles 34:8, 15 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 34:16, 18 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 34:20.
2. father of אֲחִיקָם, contemporary of 1 (improbable = 1): 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 26:24; Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 40:5, 9, 11; Jeremiah 41:2; Jeremiah 43:6; 2 Chronicles 34:20.
3. father of אֶלְעָשָׂה Jeremiah 29:3, perhaps = 2.
4. father of גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ Jeremiah 36:10 (called הַסִּפֵר), Jeremiah 36:11; Jeremiah 36:12, perhaps = 1.
5. father of יַאֲזַנְיָ֫הוּ Ezekiel 8:11, possibly = 1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

11:5; 11:5

Deuteronomy

14:7

2 Kings

22:3; 22:8; 22:9; 22:10; 22:12; 22:12; 22:14; 25:22

2 Chronicles

34:8; 34:15; 34:16; 34:18; 34:20; 34:20

Psalms

104:18

Proverbs

30:26

Jeremiah

26:24; 29:3; 36:10; 36:11; 36:12; 39:14; 40:5; 40:9; 40:11; 41:2; 43:6

Ezekiel

8:11

H8227

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Strong's Number H8227 matches the Hebrew שָׁפָן (šāp̄ān),
which occurs 34 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:5 - The rock badger is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:7 - However, you may not eat the following animals among those that chew the cud or those that have divided hooves: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger. (Although they chew the cud, they do not have divided hooves and are therefore ritually impure to you).

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:3 - In the eighteenth year of King Josiah's reign, the king sent the scribe Shaphan son of Azaliah, son of Meshullam, to the LORD's temple with these orders:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:8 - Hilkiah the high priest informed Shaphan the scribe, "I found the law scroll in the LORD's temple." Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan and he read it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:9 - Shaphan the scribe went to the king and reported, "Your servants melted down the silver in the temple and handed it over to the construction foremen assigned to the LORD's temple."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:10 - Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll." Shaphan read it out loud before the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:12 - The king ordered Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:14 - So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Acbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shullam son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the supervisor of the wardrobe. (She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh district.) They stated their business,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:22 - Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over the people whom he allowed to remain in the land of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:8 - In the eighteenth year of his reign, he continued his policy of purifying the land and the temple. He sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the city official, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary to repair the temple of the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:15 - Hilkiah informed Shaphan the scribe, "I found the law scroll in the LORD's temple." Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:16 - Shaphan brought the scroll to the king and reported, "Your servants are doing everything assigned to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:18 - Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a scroll." Shaphan read it out loud before the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:20 - The king ordered Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:18 - The wild goats live in the high mountains; the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:26 - rock badgers are creatures with little power, but they make their homes in the crags;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:24 - However, Ahikam son of Shaphan used his influence to keep Jeremiah from being handed over and executed by the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:3 - He sent it with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah. King Zedekiah of Judah had sent these men to Babylon to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The letter said:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:10 - At that time Baruch went into the temple of the LORD. He stood in the entrance of the room of Gemariah the son of Shaphan who had been the royal secretary. That room was in the upper court near the entrance of the New Gate. There, where all the people could hear him, he read from the scroll what Jeremiah had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:11 - Micaiah, who was the son of Gemariah and the grandson of Shaphan, heard Baruch read from the scroll everything the LORD had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:12 - He went down to the chamber of the royal secretary in the king's palace and found all the court officials in session there. Elishama the royal secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials were seated there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 39:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 39:14 - sent and had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guardhouse. They turned him over to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and the grandson of Shaphan, to take him home with him. But Jeremiah stayed among the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:5 - Before Jeremiah could turn to leave, the captain of the guard added, "Go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed to govern the towns of Judah. Go back and live with him among the people. Or go wherever else you choose." Then the captain of the guard gave Jeremiah some food and a present and let him go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:9 - Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. "Do not be afraid to submit to the Babylonians. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:11 - Moreover, all the Judeans who were in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other countries heard what had happened. They heard that the king of Babylon had allowed some people to stay in Judah and that he had appointed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, to govern them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:2 - Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him stood up, pulled out their swords, and killed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. Thus Ishmael killed the man that the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:6 - They also led off all the men, women, children, and royal princesses that Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, had left with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. This included the prophet Jeremiah and Baruch son of Neriah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:11 - Seventy men from the elders of the house of Israel (with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them) were standing in front of them, each with a censer in his hand, and fragrant vapors from a cloud of incense were swirling upward.
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