Strong's Definition
a (double) stall (for cattle); also a (two-pronged) hook (for flaying animals on)
Derivation: from H8239 (שָׁפַת);
KJV Usage: hook, pot.
TWOT Reference: 2450
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁפַתָּ֑יִם (sha.phat) — ash heep. 1) probably same as מִשְׁפְּתַ֫יִם, probably fire-places or ash-heaps 1a) meaning doubtful
שְׁפַתַּ֫יִם (sha.phat) — hook. 1) hook-shaped pegs, hooks, pots, fold 1a) meaning doubtful
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · שׁפת
Stalls
sheep pen, sheepfold meaning uncertain; possibly: = area enclosed by a stone wall or hedge made of branches and thorns, with a narrow opening which can be closed with brush or by the shepherd’s body; ► used for keeping sheep at night to protect them from thieves or wild animals
noun m
Tools
(double-pronged) hooks, pegs meaning uncertain; possibly: = objects used for hanging something
1 PSA 68:14 NIV "campfires" 2 EZK 40:43 NJPS CEV "shelves" | GNT "ledges"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁפַתָּ֑יִם n.[m.] du.: prob. = מִשְׁפְּתַ֫יִם, infr., q.v.;—ψ 68:14 ref
שְׁפַתַּ֫יִם n.[m.]du. doubtful word: usu. hook-shaped pegs, hooks; abs. Ez 40:43 ref