2 Kings 22:10:22 Kgs.22.10.W2TAB
שָׁפָ֤ן
shafan
“Shaphan”
- Transliteration
- sha-FAN
- Extended
- shaa-FAHN
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈfan/
Meaning by language
- English
- Shaphan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-FAN
- phraseyour reading level
sha-FAN ha-so-FER
- clause
va-yag-GED sha-FAN ha-so-FER la-ME-lekh le-MOR SE-fer na-TAN LI khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
va-yag-GED sha-FAN ha-so-FER la-ME-lekh le-MOR SE-fer na-TAN LI khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN va-yik-ra-E-HU sha-FAN lif-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The agent Shaphan {שָׁפָן | Shāphān}, marked by the participle hasopher {הַסּוֹפֵר | hassōpêr} ‘the scribe,’ clarifies his official role.
In context — 2 Kings 22:10
And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “A book was given to me by Hilkiah the priest.” And Shaphan read it before the king.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 22:10, so the Hebrew word שָׁפָ֤ן (shafan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.22.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.10.W2.S1) and character.