H8225 H8225
the Shiphmite; gentillic designation identifying someone as from Siphmoth or connected to that clan
This gentillic adjective identifies someone as a Shiphmite, presumably from the town or family of Siphmoth. It appears in 1 Chronicles 27:27, where Zabdi the Shiphmite is named as the officer in charge of David's wine cellars. The designation connects him either to the place Siphmoth (mentioned in 1 Samuel 30:28) or to a clan bearing that name. Such gentillic identifiers were crucial for establishing identity, inheritance rights, and administrative organization in ancient Israel.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A gentillic identifier for someone from Siphmoth or of that clan, appearing in 1 Chronicles 27:27. The form השפמי (ha-Shiphmmi) with the definite article functions as an attributive adjective, 'the Shiphmite,' describing Zabdi who oversaw David's wine cellars. English translates 'the-Shiphmite,' Spanish 'el-sifmita' (the Siphmite), French and German retain the bracketed Hebrew. This designation connects Zabdi either to the town Siphmoth in Judah or to a family clan bearing that name. As overseer of the royal vineyards' produce, Zabdi held a significant administrative post in David's government, and his gentillic identifies his origins and perhaps explains his expertise or loyalty network. 1×
AR["الشِّفْمِيُّ"]·ben["শিফমীয়"]·DE["[השפמי]"]·EN["the-Shiphmite"]·FR["[השפמי]"]·heb["ה-שפמי"]·HI["-के-शिपमी"]·ID["-orang-Sifmi"]·IT["[השפמי]"]·jav["tiyang-Sefam"]·KO["그-시브미-사람"]·PT["o-shefamita"]·RU["шифмит"]·ES["el-sifmita"]·SW["Mshifmi"]·TR["Şifmi'li"]·urd["سفمی"]
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
† שִׁפְמִי adj.gent. (of foreg.?);—1 Ch 27:27.