Original Word: שְׁפָם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Shpham
Pronunciation: SHEH-fahm
Phonetic Spelling: (shef-awm')
Definition: Shepham
Meaning: Shepham

Shepham

Probably from shaphah; bare spot; Shepham, a place in or near Palestine -- Shepham.

see HEBREW shaphah

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a place on the E. border of Isr.
NASB Translation
Shepham (2).

שְׁפָם proper name, of a location on east border of Israel; ׳שׁ Numbers 34:10, שְׁפָ֫מָה Numbers 34:11; ᵐ5 Σαπφαμαρ; site unknown.

שֻׁמִּם see שֻׁמִּים below שׁפף.

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be bare or smooth.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Shepham, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: Shepham is used as a place name in the Old Testament, specifically in the context of defining territorial boundaries.

Context: Shepham is mentioned in the Book of Numbers as part of the description of the northern boundary of the land allotted to the Israelites. In Numbers 34:10-11 (BSB), the text states: "And your eastern border will run straight from Hazar-enan to Shepham, then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain, and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth." This passage situates Shepham as a point on the eastern boundary of the Promised Land, indicating its significance in the delineation of tribal territories. The exact location of Shepham is not known today, and it is not mentioned elsewhere in the biblical text, suggesting it was a landmark known to the ancient Israelites but lost to modern geography.

מִשְּׁפָ֛ם משפם שְׁפָֽמָה׃ שפמה׃ miš·šə·p̄ām mishsheFam miššəp̄ām šə·p̄ā·māh šəp̄āmāh sheFamahInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts