How to Pronounce Shephatiah
Sheh-fah-TEE-ah
Shephatiah is pronounced Sheh-fah-TEE-ah (ˈʃɛfəˈtaɪə): four syllables, stress on the third. Also heard: SHEF-uh-TYE-uh.
What does Shephatiah mean?
Shephatiah means “the Lord that judges”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Shephatiah?
Judged of the Lord. (1.) A son of David by Abital (2 Sam. 3:4). (2.) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5). (3.) A Simeonite prince in David’s time (1 Chr. 27:16). (4.) One of Jehoshaphat’s sons (2 Chr. 21:2). (5.) Ezra 2:4. (6.) Ezra 2:57; Neh. 7:59. (7.) One of the princes who urged the putting of Jeremiah to death (Jer. 38:1-4).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
SHEF-uh-TYE-uh
Found in Scripture
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