שָׁפָן

Strong’s Definition

a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax

Etymology & Derivation

from H8226 (שָׂפַן);

KJV Usage

coney.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n m) rock badger, coney, the hyrax
• 2.improbably the same as 2
• 3.perhaps the same as 3
• 4.perhaps the same as 2
• 5.perhaps the same as 2
• 6.(n pr m) secretary or scribe of king josiah of judah
• 7.father of ahikam in the time of king josiah of judah
• 8.father of elasah in the time of the prophet jeremiah
• 9.a scribe and father of gemariah
• 10.father of jaazaniah in the time of ezekiel

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâphân; Pronunciation: shaw-fawn'