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    Shaphan

    SHAY-fan

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Rock badger; Hyrax; Hidden one
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Shaphan appears in the King James Bible, including 2 Kings 22:10.
    First appears in
    2 Kings — The united and divided kingdom
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Shaphan — the scribe who read God's Word to the king — launched a national reformation through the simple act of faithful reading. His family then protected prophets for generations, proving that one person's faithfulness multiplies across time.
    King James verses
    • 2 Kings 22:10

      "And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king."

    • Jeremiah 26:24

      "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."

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