What does שָׁפָן (šāpān) mean in the Bible?
שָׁפָן (šāpān): Small mammal dwelling among rocks; symbolic of wisdom despite physical vulnerability and obscurity.
Hebrew · H8227
שָׁפָן
A species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding ), i.e. probably the hyrax
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שָׁפָן H8227
Pronunciation šāpān
What does שָׁפָן (šāpān) mean in the Bible?
שָׁפָן (šāpān): Small mammal dwelling among rocks; symbolic of wisdom despite physical vulnerability and obscurity.
Full entry for שָׁפָן (H8227) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8227?
The BSB source-word alignment has 34 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Shaphan (15), Shaphan (9), And Shaphan (3), Moreover , Shaphan (2), The rock badger (2).
Where does שָׁפָן (šāpān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (11), 2 Kings (10), 2 Chronicles (8), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Shaphan 15× 2 Kings 22:12, 2 Kings 25:22, 2 Chronicles 34:20, Jeremiah 26:24
Shaphan 9× 2 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 22:8, 2 Kings 22:12, 2 Kings 22:14
And Shaphan 3× 2 Kings 22:9, 2 Kings 22:10, 2 Chronicles 34:18
Moreover , Shaphan 2× 2 Kings 22:10, 2 Chronicles 34:18
The rock badger 2× Leviticus 11:5, Deuteronomy 14:7
for the rock badgers 1× Psalms 104:18
the rock badgers 1× Proverbs 30:26
Then Shaphan 1× 2 Chronicles 34:16
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:5 הַשָּׁפָ֗ן to The rock badger Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 14:7 הַשָּׁפָ֜ן to the rock badger Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 22:3 שָׁפָ֨ן to Shaphan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 22:8 שָׁפָ֣ן to Shaphan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 22:8 שָׁפָ֖ן to Shaphan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 22:9 שָׁפָ֤ן to And Shaphan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 22:10 שָׁפָ֤ן to Moreover , Shaphan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 22:10 שָׁפָ֖ן to And Shaphan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 22:12 שָׁ֠פָן to of Shaphan Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 22:12 שָׁפָ֣ן to Shaphan Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:5
Aligned rows 34
Books represented 8
Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1 2 Kings 10 2 Chronicles 8 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 11 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
שָׁפָ֣ן 4x šā·p̄ān 2 Kings 22:8, 2 Kings 22:12, 2 Chronicles 34:15, 2 Chronicles 34:20
שָׁפָ֤ן 4x šā·p̄ān 2 Kings 22:9, 2 Kings 22:10, 2 Chronicles 34:16, 2 Chronicles 34:18
שָׁפָ֨ן 3x šā·p̄ān 2 Kings 22:3, 2 Chronicles 34:8, Jeremiah 36:10
שָׁפָ֖ן 3x šā·p̄ān 2 Kings 22:8, 2 Kings 22:10, 2 Chronicles 34:18
שָׁפָ֔ן 3x šā·p̄ān Jeremiah 26:24, Jeremiah 29:3, Jeremiah 39:14
שָׁפָ֛ן 3x šā·p̄ān Jeremiah 36:11, Jeremiah 36:12, Jeremiah 41:2
שָׁ֠פָן 2x šā·p̲ān 2 Kings 22:12, 2 Chronicles 34:20
שָׁפָֽן׃ 2x šā·p̄ān 2 Chronicles 34:15, Jeremiah 40:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 29x 2 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 22:8, 2 Kings 22:9, 2 Kings 22:10
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Leviticus 11:5, Deuteronomy 14:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 22:14
Noun - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 30:26
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 104:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Small mammal dwelling among rocks; symbolic of wisdom despite physical vulnerability and obscurity.
Source Gloss
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding ), i.e. probably the hyrax
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Small mammal dwelling among rocks; symbolic of wisdom despite physical vulnerability and obscurity.
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax BDB: rock-badger Usage: coney.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Small creatures noted for wisdom despite weakness, dwelling in rocks
Showing 1 selected witness from 34 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שָׁפָן is built from this root:
שָׂפַן H8226
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain