8227. shaphan
Strong's Lexicon
shaphan: Rock hyrax, coney

Original Word: שָׁפָן
Part of Speech: noun masculine; proper name, masculine
Transliteration: shaphan
Pronunciation: shah-fahn'
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-fawn')
Definition: Rock hyrax, coney
Meaning: a species of rockrabbit, the hyrax

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to conceal or cover

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "shaphan" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the term specifically refers to an animal native to the Hebrew cultural and geographical context.

Usage: The term "shaphan" refers to a small, herbivorous mammal known as the rock hyrax or coney. It is mentioned in the Bible as an animal that is not kosher, as it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof (Leviticus 11:5; Deuteronomy 14:7). The shaphan is noted for its habit of living among the rocks, which provides it with protection from predators.

Cultural and Historical Background: The rock hyrax is native to the Middle East and Africa. In biblical times, it was well-known to the Israelites and other peoples of the region. The animal's behavior of seeking refuge in rocky terrains is highlighted in the Scriptures, symbolizing wisdom and the instinct for self-preservation. The shaphan's mention in dietary laws underscores the importance of distinguishing between clean and unclean animals in ancient Israelite culture.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שָׁפָן noun masculineLeviticus 11:5 rock-badger, hyrax syriacus, AV RV coney; — absolute ׳שׁ Deuteronomy 14:7 = Leviticus 11:5 (P; unclean animal); living in rocks, plural שְׁפַנִּים Psalm 104:18; Proverbs 30:26. — See RobBR iii. 66, 387 TrNHB 75; FFP 1, and Plural 1 PostHast. DB CONEY McLean-ShipleyEncy. Bib. ID.

II. שָׁפָן

proper name, masculine Saf(f)an:

1 secretary (הַסִּפֵר) under Josiah 2 Kings 22:3,8 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 22:9,10 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 22:12,14; 2Chronicles 34:8,15 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 34:16,18 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 34:20.

2 father of אֲחִיקָם, contemporary of 1 (improbable = 1): 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 26:24; Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 40:5,9,11; Jeremiah 41:2; Jeremiah 43:6; 2Chronicles 34:20.

3 father of אֶלְעָשָׂה Jeremiah 29:3, perhaps = 2

4 father of גְּמַרְיָ֫הוּ Jeremiah 36:10 (called הַסִּפֵר), Jeremiah 36:11; Jeremiah 36:12, perhaps = 1

5 father of יַאֲזַנְיָ֫הוּ Ezekiel 8:11, possibly = 1

שׁוֺפָן see עֲטָרוֺת above

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
coney; a species of rock-rabbit

From saphan; a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. Probably the hyrax -- coney.

see HEBREW saphan

Forms and Transliterations
הַשָּׁפָ֗ן הַשָּׁפָ֜ן השפן וְשָׁפָ֣ן ושפן לַֽשְׁפַנִּֽים׃ לשפנים׃ פן פנים שְׁ֭פַנִּים שָׁ֠פָן שָׁפָ֑ן שָׁפָ֔ן שָׁפָ֖ן שָׁפָ֛ן שָׁפָ֜ן שָׁפָ֡ן שָׁפָ֣ן שָׁפָ֤ן שָׁפָ֨ן שָׁפָֽן׃ שָׁפָן֙ שפן שפן׃ fan fannim haš·šā·p̄ān hashshaFan haššāp̄ān laš·p̄an·nîm LashfanNim lašp̄annîm p̄ān p̄an·nîm p̄annîm šā·p̄ān šāp̄ān shaFan veshaFan wə·šā·p̄ān wəšāp̄ān
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Leviticus 11:5
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַשָּׁפָ֗ן כִּֽי־ מַעֲלֵ֤ה
NAS: Likewise, the shaphan, for though it chews
KJV: And the coney, because he cheweth
INT: the shaphan for chews

Deuteronomy 14:7
HEB: הָאַרְנֶ֨בֶת וְאֶת־ הַשָּׁפָ֜ן כִּֽי־ מַעֲלֵ֧ה
NAS: and the rabbit and the shaphan, for though they chew
KJV: and the hare, and the coney: for they chew
INT: the camel and the rabbit and the shaphan for chew

2 Kings 22:3
HEB: הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ אֶת־ שָׁפָ֨ן בֶּן־ אֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ
NAS: sent Shaphan, the son
KJV: sent Shaphan the son
INT: sent the king Shaphan the son of Azaliah

2 Kings 22:8
HEB: הַגָּדוֹל֙ עַל־ שָׁפָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר סֵ֧פֶר
NAS: said to Shaphan the scribe,
KJV: said unto Shaphan the scribe,
INT: the high unto Shaphan the scribe the book

2 Kings 22:8
HEB: הַסֵּ֛פֶר אֶל־ שָׁפָ֖ן וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃
NAS: gave the book to Shaphan who read it.
KJV: the book to Shaphan, and he read
INT: the book to Shaphan read

2 Kings 22:9
HEB: וַיָּבֹ֞א שָׁפָ֤ן הַסֹּפֵר֙ אֶל־
NAS: Shaphan the scribe came
KJV: And Shaphan the scribe came
INT: came Shaphan the scribe to

2 Kings 22:10
HEB: וַיַּגֵּ֞ד שָׁפָ֤ן הַסֹּפֵר֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
NAS: Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told
KJV: And Shaphan the scribe shewed
INT: told Shaphan the scribe the king

2 Kings 22:10
HEB: הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּ שָׁפָ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: me a book. And Shaphan read
KJV: me a book. And Shaphan read
INT: the priest read and Shaphan the presence of the king

2 Kings 22:12
HEB: אֲחִיקָ֣ם בֶּן־ שָׁ֠פָן וְאֶת־ עַכְבּ֨וֹר
NAS: the son of Shaphan, Achbor
KJV: the son of Shaphan, and Achbor
INT: Ahikam the son of Shaphan Achbor the son

2 Kings 22:12
HEB: מִיכָיָ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שָׁפָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֗ר וְאֵ֛ת
NAS: of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe,
KJV: of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe,
INT: the son of Micaiah Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah

2 Kings 22:14
HEB: וַאֲחִיקָ֨ם וְעַכְבּ֜וֹר וְשָׁפָ֣ן וַעֲשָׂיָ֗ה אֶל־
NAS: Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah
KJV: and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah,
INT: Ahikam Achbor Shaphan and Asaiah to

2 Kings 25:22
HEB: אֲחִיקָ֥ם בֶּן־ שָׁפָֽן׃ פ
NAS: the son of Shaphan over
KJV: of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
INT: of Ahikam the son of Shaphan

2 Chronicles 34:8
HEB: שָׁ֠לַח אֶת־ שָׁפָ֨ן בֶּן־ אֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ
NAS: he sent Shaphan the son
KJV: he sent Shaphan the son
INT: and the house sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah

2 Chronicles 34:15
HEB: וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־ שָׁפָ֣ן הַסּוֹפֵ֔ר סֵ֧פֶר
NAS: and said to Shaphan the scribe,
KJV: and said to Shaphan the scribe,
INT: and said to Shaphan the scribe the book

2 Chronicles 34:15
HEB: הַסֵּ֖פֶר אֶל־ שָׁפָֽן׃
NAS: gave the book to Shaphan.
KJV: delivered the book to Shaphan.
INT: the book to Shaphan

2 Chronicles 34:16
HEB: וַיָּבֵ֨א שָׁפָ֤ן אֶת־ הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙
NAS: Then Shaphan brought the book
KJV: And Shaphan carried the book
INT: brought Shaphan the book to

2 Chronicles 34:18
HEB: וַיַּגֵּ֞ד שָׁפָ֤ן הַסּוֹפֵר֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
NAS: Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told
KJV: Then Shaphan the scribe told
INT: told Shaphan the scribe the king

2 Chronicles 34:18
HEB: וַיִּקְרָא־ ב֥וֹ שָׁפָ֖ן לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: me a book. And Shaphan read
KJV: me a book. And Shaphan read
INT: the priest read and Shaphan the presence of the king

2 Chronicles 34:20
HEB: אֲחִיקָ֣ם בֶּן־ שָׁ֠פָן וְאֶת־ עַבְדּ֨וֹן
NAS: the son of Shaphan, Abdon
KJV: the son of Shaphan, and Abdon
INT: Ahikam the son of Shaphan Abdon the son

2 Chronicles 34:20
HEB: מִיכָ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שָׁפָ֣ן הַסּוֹפֵ֗ר וְאֵ֛ת
NAS: of Micah, Shaphan the scribe,
KJV: of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe,
INT: the son of Micah Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah

Psalm 104:18
HEB: סְ֝לָעִ֗ים מַחְסֶ֥ה לַֽשְׁפַנִּֽים׃
NAS: are a refuge for the shephanim.
KJV: [and] the rocks for the conies.
INT: the cliffs refuge the shephanim

Proverbs 30:26
HEB: שְׁ֭פַנִּים עַ֣ם לֹא־
NAS: The shephanim are not mighty people,
KJV: The conies [are but] a feeble folk,
INT: the shephanim people are not

Jeremiah 26:24
HEB: אֲחִיקָ֣ם בֶּן־ שָׁפָ֔ן הָיְתָ֖ה אֶֽת־
NAS: the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah,
KJV: the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah,
INT: of Ahikam the son of Shaphan become was with

Jeremiah 29:3
HEB: אֶלְעָשָׂ֣ה בֶן־ שָׁפָ֔ן וּגְמַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־
NAS: the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah
KJV: the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah
INT: of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son

Jeremiah 36:10
HEB: גְּמַרְיָהוּ֩ בֶן־ שָׁפָ֨ן הַסֹּפֵ֜ר בֶּחָצֵ֣ר
NAS: the son of Shaphan the scribe,
KJV: the son of Shaphan the scribe,
INT: of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe court

34 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8227
34 Occurrences


p̄ān — 2 Occ.
p̄an·nîm — 1 Occ.
haš·šā·p̄ān — 2 Occ.
laš·p̄an·nîm — 1 Occ.
šā·p̄ān — 27 Occ.
wə·šā·p̄ān — 1 Occ.
















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