Quick Definition
Shiphtan
Biblical Persons & Places
Shiphtan
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.34.24;
only referred to as Shiphtan (שִׁפְטָן);
father of Kemuel.
Strong's Definition
Shiphtan, an Israelite
Derivation: from H8199 (שָׁפַט); judge-like;
KJV Usage: Shiphtan.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shiphtan = "judicial"
1) an Ephraimite, father of Kemuel, the leader of the tribe selected to divide the promised land between the tribes
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁפְטָן (shiph.tan) — Shiphtan. 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · שׁפט
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁפְטָן n.pr.m. (judgment);—prince of Ephraim Nu 34:24 ref