H8203 H8203
Shephatiah — a masculine personal name meaning 'YHWH has judged,' borne by several OT figures including a son of David.
A theophoric name combining the root for 'judge' with the divine name, meaning 'YHWH has judged' or 'YHWH has vindicated.' It is borne by at least eight distinct individuals in the Hebrew Bible. David's fifth son carries it (2 Sam 3:4; 1 Chr 3:3), as does a Benjamite leader (1 Chr 9:8), one of David's warriors at Ziklag (1 Chr 12:5), and a Simeonite prince (1 Chr 27:16). In the post-exilic period it names heads of returning families (Ezra 2:4; 8:8; Neh 7:9) and one of Jeremiah's accusers (Jer 38:1). The LXX rendering Saphatias and multilingual forms — Spanish 'Sefatías,' German/French 'Shefatyah' — all transliterate the same underlying Hebrew name.
Senses
1. Shephatiah (person name) — The proper name Shephatiah (also Shephatyahu), meaning 'YHWH has judged,' identifying multiple individuals: David's fifth son (2 Sam 3:4), a Benjamite in Jerusalem (1 Chr 9:8), a warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr 12:5), a Simeonite tribal chief (1 Chr 27:16), a son of Jehoshaphat (2 Chr 21:2), heads of returning exile families (Ezra 2:4; Neh 7:9), and one of the officials who sought Jeremiah's death (Jer 38:1). The LXX Saphatias and multilingual transliterations confirm a single onomastic entry across all thirteen occurrences. 13×
AR["شَفَطْيا", "شَفَطْيَا", "شَفَطْيَاهُو", "وَشَفَطْيَا", "وَشَفَطْيَاهُو"]·ben["আর-শফটিয়", "এবং-শফটিয়া", "শফটিয়", "শফটিয়ের", "শফটীয়ার", "শফতীয়"]·DE["Shefatyah", "[ושפטיהו]", "[שפטיה]", "[שפטיהו]"]·EN["Shefatyah", "Shephatiah", "Shephatyah", "Shephatyahu", "and-Shephatyahu"]·FR["Schephathia", "Shefatyah", "[שפטיה]", "et-Schephathia"]·heb["ו-שפטיהו", "שפטיה", "שפטיהו"]·HI["और-शपट्याहू", "शपट्याह", "शपट्याह-का", "शपत्याह", "शपत्याह-के", "शपत्याह-ने"]·ID["Sefaca", "Sefatya", "Syefaca", "dan-Sefatya"]·IT["Shefatia", "Shefatyah", "[שפטיה]", "e-Shefatia"]·jav["Sefatya", "Sephatya", "Sèfatya", "Séfatya", "lan-Sèfatya", "lan-Séfatya"]·KO["그-와-스바댜", "그리고-스바댜", "셰바티야가", "쉐바티야의", "쉘파티후", "스바닐", "스바댜", "스바댜니", "스바댜라"]·PT["Shefatyah", "Shefatyahu", "e-Shefatyahu"]·RU["Шефатия", "Шефатьи", "Шефатья", "Шефатьягу", "Шефатьяху", "и-Шефатьяху"]·ES["Sefatya", "Sefatías", "Shefatyah", "y-Sefatías"]·SW["Shefatia", "Shefatiya", "na-Shefatia", "na-Shefatya", "wa-Shefatia"]·TR["Sefatyanin", "ve-Şefatya", "Şefatya", "Şefatya'nın"]·urd["اور-سفطیاہ", "اور-شفطیاہو", "سفطیاہ", "سفطیاہ-نے", "سفطیاہ-کے", "شفطیاہ", "شفطیاہ-کا", "شفطیاہ-کے", "شفَطیاہ"]
2 Sam 3:4, 1 Chr 3:3, 1 Chr 9:8, 1 Chr 12:6, 1 Chr 27:16, 2 Chr 21:2, Ezra 2:4, Ezra 2:57, Ezra 8:8, Neh 7:9, Neh 7:59, Neh 11:4 (+1 more)
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
† שְׁפַטְיָה(וּ) n.pr.m. (י׳ hath judged, vindicated);—usually Σαφατια(ς): 1. -יָה: a. fifth son of David 2 S 3:4 = 1 Ch 3:3 (Σαβατεια, A Σαφαθια, 𝔊L Σαφατιας). b. contemp. of Jerem. Je 38:1 (B Σαφανιας) c. man of Judah Ne 11:4. d. chiefs of families of restoration: (1) Ezr 2:4 = Ne 7:9; Ezr 8:8; (2) 2:57 = Ne 7:59. e. Benjamite 1 Ch 9:8. 2. -יָהוּ: a. son of Jehosh. 2 Ch 21:2. b. hero of David 1 Ch 12:5. c. Simeonite 27:16.