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Strong's H8227 שָׁפָן (shaphan)

Shaphan means “coney” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8227
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 28
Books 8

Strong's H8227 Quick Answer

Strong's H8227 שָׁפָן (shaphan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shaphan (shaw-fawn') n-m. 1. a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax [from H8226] It has 28 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include shaphan and coney. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shaphan (shaw-fawn') n-m. 1. a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax [from H8226]
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
shaphan and coney

Meaning and Definition

shaphan (shaw-fawn') n-m. 1. a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax [from H8226] KJV: coney. Root(s): H8226

Original Word
שָׁפָן
Transliteration
shaphan
Derivation
Root: שׂפן First root strongs: 8226
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8227. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H8227 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shaphan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Shaphan 2 Kings 22:3 24× coney Leviticus 11:5

How Strong's H8227 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 28 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8227 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8227 in the Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 11:5 KJV

And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Deuteronomy 14:7 KJV

Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

2 Kings 22:3 KJV

And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8227.

Leviticus 11:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
Deuteronomy 14:7 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
2 Kings 22:3 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
2 Kings 22:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
2 Kings 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 22:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
2 Kings 22:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,
2 Kings 22:14 Old Testament, KJV
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
2 Kings 25:22 Old Testament, KJV
And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
2 Chronicles 34:8 Old Testament, KJV
Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
2 Chronicles 34:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
2 Chronicles 34:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.
2 Chronicles 34:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
2 Chronicles 34:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,
Psalms 104:18 Old Testament, KJV
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Proverbs 30:26 Old Testament, KJV
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
Jeremiah 26:24 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
Jeremiah 29:3 Old Testament, KJV
By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
Jeremiah 36:10 Old Testament, KJV
Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house, in the ears of all the people.
Jeremiah 36:11 Old Testament, KJV
When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,
Jeremiah 36:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
Jeremiah 39:14 Old Testament, KJV
Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
Jeremiah 40:5 Old Testament, KJV
Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
Jeremiah 40:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Jeremiah 40:11 Old Testament, KJV
Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
Jeremiah 41:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.
Jeremiah 43:6 Old Testament, KJV
Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah.
Ezekiel 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8227, grouped by book.

Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 7 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 11 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8227 FAQ

What does shaphan (שָׁפָן) mean?

Shaphan (Strong's H8227) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "coney". shaphan (shaw-fawn') n-m. 1. a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax [from H8226]

How many times is shaphan (שָׁפָן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's H8227 across 8 books.

Where can I study shaphan (שָׁפָן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8227 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shaphan (שָׁפָן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shaphan and coney. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.