וּ/שְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּ
𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤄𐤅
Shefateyah
and 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 Chronicles 21:2 · Word #10
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 HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Shephatiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8203-03
And-Yah-has-judged
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine personal name (anthroponym) שְׁפַטְיָהוּ with prefixed conjunction וּ (“and”). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name compounds the root שפט (to judge) with the theophoric element יהו (Yah), forming a declarative statement that Yah has executed judgment. The prefixed conjunction וּ adds the coordinating sense “and” to the proper name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Shefateyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah has judged |
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