How to Pronounce Shophan

SHOH-fan

Shophan is pronounced SHOH-fan (ˈʃəʊfæn): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Shophan mean?

Shophan means “rabbit; hid”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

What is Shophan?

Hidden, or hollow, a town east of Jordan (Num. 32:35), built by the children of Gad. This word should probably be joined with the word preceding it in this passage, Atroth-Shophan, as in the Revised Version.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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