שְׁפַטְיָה
Shᵉphaṭyâh · shef-at-yaw'
Shephatjah, the name of ten Israelites
Lexicon
Derivation: or שְׁפַטְיָהוּ; from H8199 (שָׁפַט) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has judged;
Shephatjah, the name of ten Israelites
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Shephatiah.
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
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to speak, the word › to surround and contain › the hand that works › to reveal, behold
To consume, to destroy that works to speak, the word that works to surround and contain of the hand that works that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁפַטְיָה 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
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of shephatiah6 · 46%
- shephatiah3 · 23%
- and shephatiah2 · 15%
- of shephathiah1 · 8%
- then shephatiah1 · 8%
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.