Numbers 13:5:3Num.13.5.W3TAB
שָׁפָ֖ט
shafat
“Shaphat”
- Transliteration
- sha-FAT
- Extended
- shah-FAHT
- IPA
- /ʃaˈfaːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Shaphat
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' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-FAT
- sentence
le-ma-TEH shim-ON sha-FAT ben-KHO-ri
Exegesis
The name shaphat {שָּׁפָט | šā·p̄āṭ} identifies the individual, and the construct chain ben-khori {בֶּן־חוֹרִי | ben·ḥō·rî} ‘son of Hori’ links him to his paternal lineage, highlighting tribal and family affiliation.
Root and etymology
š-p-ṭshin-pe-tet
“to judge”
In context — Numbers 13:5
From the tribe of Simeon , Shaphat son of Hori.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 13:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁפָ֖ט (shafat) 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 Num.13.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.5.W3.S1) and character.