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Shiphtan
Shiphtan
שִׁפְטָן shiph.tan
Shiphtan (Hebrew: שִׁפְטָן, shiph.tan) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears once, at Numbers 34:24. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Ahihud.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Shiphtan
father of Kemuel
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Exodus
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Numbers 34:24 |
Names connected to this one
- Kemuel co-occurrence Appears with Kemuel in Numbers 34.
- Bukki co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Bukki.
- Chislon co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Chislon.
- Ahihud co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Ahihud.
- Azzan co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Azzan.
- Ammihud co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Ammihud.
- Elidad co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Elidad.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.34.24;
father of: Kemuel (H7055H)
§ Shiphtan = "judicial"
an Ephraimite, father of Kemuel, the leader of the tribe selected to divide the promised land between the tribes
Shiphtan was the father of Kemuel, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim appointed to help divide the Promised Land.
The biblical story
Shiphtan is mentioned in Num.34.24 as the father of Kemuel, who was chosen as a leader from the tribe of Ephraim to assist in dividing the Promised Land among the Israelite tribes. After the Israelites had conquered the land of Canaan, God instructed Moses to appoint leaders from each tribe to oversee the allocation of the land as an inheritance. Kemuel, son of Shiphtan, was selected to represent the tribe of Ephraim in this important task.
Key verses
Shiphtan appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
Numbers 34:24
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Numbers (1)
- Numbers 34:24