What does שָׁפָן · χοῖρος mean in the Bible?
שָׁפָן · χοῖρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a small rock-dwelling mammal".
Hebrew · H8227, G5519
שָׁפָן
A species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding ), i.e. probably the hyrax · a hog
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שָׁפָן H8227 a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding ), i.e. probably the hyrax
Pronunciation šāpān
Small mammal dwelling among rocks; symbolic of wisdom despite physical vulnerability and obscurity.
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χοῖρος G5519 a hog
Pronunciation choîros
Unclean animal in Jewish law, symbolizing spiritual worthlessness or moral degradation in NT teaching.
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What does שָׁפָן (shaphan) mean in the Bible?
שָׁפָן · χοῖρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a small rock-dwelling mammal".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8227, G5519?
H8227, G5519 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a small rock-dwelling mammal
Strong's H8227, G5519
Lexical occurrences 34 verses Source Gloss
a small rock-dwelling mammal
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שָׁפָן is built from this root:
שָׂפַן H8226
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain