Given name
Shephuphan
“burrowing snake”
Shephuphan is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “burrowing snake.”
Original Hebrewשפופן
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shephuphan means “burrowing snake.”
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Where it comes from
Shephuphan is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew root sapap (ספף), “to mark or reach through a border.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shephuphan appears in Numbers 26:39, Genesis 46:21, 1 Chronicles 7:12.
- Numbers 26:39
- Genesis 46:21
- 1 Chronicles 7:12
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Shephuphan’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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