שְׁפוּפָם
Shᵉphûwphâm · shef-oo-fawm'
Shephupham or Shephuphan, an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: or שְׁפוּפָן; from the same as H8207 (שְׁפִיפֹן); serpent-like;
Shephupham or Shephuphan, an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Shephuphan, Shupham.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to speak, the word › to fasten and establish › to speak, the word › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To consume, to destroy that works to speak, the word that works to fasten and establish that works to speak, the word of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁפוּפָם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of shupham1 · 50%
- and shephuphan1 · 50%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.