H8195 H8195
Shepho/Shephi, an Edomite name appearing in genealogies with variant spellings
This personal name appears in the genealogies of Edom with two distinct Hebrew spellings: Shepho in Genesis 36:23 and Shephi in 1 Chronicles 1:40. The variation likely represents dialectal differences or scribal updating rather than two different individuals. The Septuagint shows similar variation (Soph, Sophim, Sob, Sapphei), confirming the textual instability common with proper names across manuscript traditions. This individual was among the sons of Shobal, a Horite chief in Edom.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A single individual identified through two spelling variants in parallel genealogical passages. Genesis preserves the older 'Shepho' form while Chronicles updates to 'Shephi,' a pattern seen elsewhere in comparing these two books. Modern translations consistently recognize these as the same person. The multilingual glosses provide transliterations that attempt to capture one or both forms, with French and German preserving the Hebrew script to acknowledge the textual variation. 2×
AR["شَفي", "شَفُو"]·ben["শফী", "শফো"]·DE["Schefo", "[שפי]"]·EN["Shephi", "Shepho"]·FR["Shepho", "[שפי]"]·heb["שפו", "שפי"]·HI["शपी", "शपो"]·ID["Syefi", "Syefo"]·IT["Shepho", "[שפי]"]·jav["Shefo", "Séfi"]·KO["셉보와", "스비"]·PT["Shefi", "Shefo"]·RU["Шефи", "Шефо"]·ES["Sefi", "Shefo"]·SW["Shefi", "Shefo"]·TR["Şefi", "Şefo"]·urd["شفو", "شفی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שְׁפוֹ n.pr.m. in Edom, Gn 36:23, Σωφ, 𝔊L Σωφαν; = ii. שְׁפִי 1 Ch 1:40, Σωβ, 𝔊L Σαπφει.