שְׁפַטְיָ֥ה
𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤄
Shefateyah
Shephatiah
A personal name meaning 'Yah has executed judgment' or 'Yah has judged.' The name is compounded from the verb 'to judge' and the theophoric element referring to Yahweh (Yah). In the Hebrew Bible, שְׁפַטְיָה refers to multiple Israelite individuals in different periods, indicating both a declarative sense (Yahweh has rendered a judicial decision) and an emphasis on divine justice or vindication as characteristic of the individual’s naming. The semantic scope is limited to proper-noun usage as a personal (anthroponymic) designation.
2 Samuel 3:4 · Word #6
Lexicon H8203
| Lemma | שְׁפַטְיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Shefateyah |
| Strong's | H8203 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'Yah has executed judgment' or 'Yah has judged.' The name is compounded from the verb 'to judge' and the theophoric element referring to Yahweh (Yah). In the Hebrew Bible, שְׁפַטְיָה refers to multiple Israelite individuals in different periods, indicating both a declarative sense (Yahweh has rendered a judicial decision) and an emphasis on divine justice or vindication as characteristic of the individual’s naming. The semantic scope is limited to proper-noun usage as a personal (anthroponymic) designation. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Shephatiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8203-01
Yah has judged
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular personal name (anthroponym); compound of verbal root שפט with theophoric suffix יָהּ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root שפט (to judge) with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah), forming a declarative statement that Yah has rendered judgment. This preserves the verbal force of the root and the explicit divine subject embedded in the morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Shefateyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah has judged |
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