Quick Definition
Muppim
Biblical Persons & Places
Muppim
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21;
referred to as Muppim (מֻפִּים), or Shephupham (KJV, NIV= Shupham) (שְׁפוּפָם), or Shephuphan (שְׁפוּפָן), or Shuphamite (שׁוּפָמִי);
son of Benjamin;
a brother of Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ahiram, Rosh, Huppim, Ard, Ahiram and Jediael.
Strong's Definition
Muppim, an Israelite
Derivation: a plural apparently from H5130 (נוּף); wavings;
KJV Usage: Muppim. Compare H8206 (שֻׁפִּים).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Muppim = "serpent"
1) a Benjamite and one of the 14 descendants of Rachel who belonged to the original colony of the sons of Jacob in Egypt
1a) also 'Shupham'
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21;
son of: Benjamin (H1144);
brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); also called Shephupham (KJV, NIV: Shupham) at Num.26.39; Shephuphan at 1Ch.8.5;
§ Muppim = "serpent"
1) a Benjamite and one of the 14 descendants of Rachel who belonged to the original colony of the sons of Jacob in Egypt
1a) also 'Shupham'
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מֻפִּים
mûppý̂ym
BDB Definition:
Muppim = serpent
1) a Benjamite and one of the 14 descendants of Rachel who belonged to the original colony of the sons of Jacob in Egypt
1a) also Shupham
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine plural
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: apparently from H5130
Total KJV Occurrences: 1