Shaphat ~ ሰፈጥ: “Shaphat” means judge / SBD, (ዘኁ 13:5)

The name ‘Shaphat’ is derived from ‘Sefnet’ (ስፍነት) ፥ the meaning is ‘Judge’ / Ibid.

See also:- Shaphat / ሳፋጥ ፣ Shaphat / ሣፋጥ ፣ Shaphat / ሻፋጥ  ፣ Shaphat / ሻፍጥ

One of the spies, He represented the tribe of Simeon, “Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori” (Num 13:5)

Other people with the same name are: One of the chiefs of the Gadites in Bashan, “One of the chiefs of the Gadites in Bashan; Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan” (1 Chr 5:12); The father of the prophet Elisha (1 Kin 19:18,19; 2 Kin 3:11; 6:31); One of the six sons of Shemaiah in the royal line of Judah “Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six” (1 Chr 3:22); The son of Adlai, who was over David's oxen in the valleys (1 Chr 27:29)
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ሰፈጥ ~Shaphat: ስፍነት፣ መስፈን፣ መፍረድ፣ መዳኘት ማለት ነው። [ተዛማጅ ስሞች- ሳፋጥ፣ ሻፋጥ፣ ሻፍጥ]

‘ስፍነት’ ከሚለው ቃል የተገኘ ስም ነው።

በዚህ ስም የሚታወቁ አራት ሰዎች አሉ።

·                     ከስምዖን ነገድ የሱሬ ልጅ፥ ሰፈጥ፥ (ዘኁ 13:5)

·                     የኤልሳዕ አባት፥ ሳፋጥ፥ (1 ነገ 19:16-19)

·                     የሸማያ ልጅ፥ ሻፋጥ፥ (1 ዜና 3:22)

·                     የዳዊት እረኞች አለቃ፣ የዓድላይ ልጅ፣ ሻፍጥ፥ (1 ዜና 27:29)