The meaning of Shaphat in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

sha'-fat (shaphat):iah, one of the 70 men whom Ezekiel saw, in his vision of the Temple, sacrificing to idols (Ezekiel 8:11).

(1) The Simeonite spy (Numbers 13:5, Saphat).

(2) The father of the prophet Elisha (I Kings 19:16; II Kings 3:11, Septuagint Saphath).

(3) A name in the royal genealogy of Judah (I Chronicles 3:22).

(4) A Gadite (I Chronicles 5:12).

(5) One of David's herdsmen (I Chronicles 27:29).


See more on the meaning of Shaphat in the Bible:
Shaphat {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Shaphat {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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