SHERD shurd. See POTSHERD. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SHERD'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SHERAH she'-ra. See SHEERAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SHERAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SHEPHI, SHEPHO she'-fi, she'-fo (shephi; Codex Vaticanus Sob, Codex Alexandrinus Sophar; Lucian, Sapphei (1 Chronicles 1:40); or Shepho, shepho; Codex Alexandrinus Soph; Lucian, Sophan (Genesis 36:23)): A Horite chief. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SHE

SHEPHUPHAM, SHEPHUPHAN she-fu'-fam or she-fu'-fan (shephupham; Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sophan; Lucian, Sophan (Numbers 26:39)); or Shephuphan, shephuphan; Codex Vaticanus Sopharphak, Codex Alexandrinus Sophan, Lucian, Seppham (1 Chronicles 8:5), "a kind of serpent," Gray, HPN, 95): Eponym of a Benjamite family. The name occurs in Ge

SHEPHERD shep'-erd (ro`eh, ro`i; poimen, "a feeder"): The sheep owner frequently tends the flocks himself (Genesis 4:4; 30:40; compare Ezekiel 34:12), but more often he delegates the work to his children (Genesis 29:9; 1 Samuel 16:19; 17:15) or relatives (Genesis 31:6). In such cases the sheep have good care because the keepers have a personal int

SHEPHER she'-fer (shepher, "beauty"): A mount near which the Israelites encamped (Numbers 33:23). See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SHEPHER'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SHEPHATIAH shef-a-ti'-a, she-fat'-ya (shephaTyah, "Yah has judged"): (1) A son of David, by Abital (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3). (2) A Benjamite, father of Meshullam, of Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:8). (3) A Benjamite, who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:5). (4) A prince of the Simeonites in the time of David (1 Chronicles 27:16). (5

SHEPHELAH shef-e'-la (ha-shephelah; sephela, saphela): 1. Name and References: The word denotes "lowland," and is variously rendered in the King James Version. It is "vale" in Deuteronomy 1:7; Joshua 10:40; 1 Kings 10:27; 2 Chronicles 1:15; Jeremiah 33:13; "valley" in Joshua 9:1; 11:2,16; 12:8; 15:33; Judges 1:9; Jeremiah 32:44; "low plain" in 1

SHEPHAM she'-fam (shepham; Sepphamar): A place, probably a hill town, on the ideal eastern boundary of Israel, named in Numbers 34:10, but omitted in Ezekiel 47:15-18. It lay between Hazar-enan and Harbel (Massoretic Text: "Hariblah"), which must have been in the neighborhood of Hermon. The word means a "naked" place, and doubtless indicates one o

SHENIR she'-ner (senir, shenir): Only found in Song of Solomon 4:8 (Massoretic Text). See SENIR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SHENIR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SHEOL she'-ol (she'ol): 1. The Name 2. The Abode of the Dead (1) Not a State of Unconsciousness (2) Not Removed from God's Jurisdiction (3) Relation to Immortality 3. Post-canonical Period 1. The Name: This word is often translated in the King James Version "grave" (e.g. Genesis 37:35; 1 Samuel 2:6; Job 7:9; 14:13; Psalms 6:5; 49:14; Isaiah

SHENAZZAR she-naz'-ar (shen'atstsar): A son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin) and uncle of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:18, Codex Vaticanus and Codex Alexandrinus Sanesar; Lucian, Sanasar; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Sennaser, Senneser). It is highly probable that Sheshbazzar (Ezra 1:8,11), "the prince of Judah," and Shenazzar are identical

SHENAZAR she-na'-zar: the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SHENAZZAR (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SHENAZAR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SHEN shen (ha-shen, "the tooth" or "peak"; tes palaias): A place named only in 1 Samuel 7:12 to indicate the position of the stone set up by Samuel in connection with the victory over the Philistines, "between Mizpah and Shen." The Septuagint evidently reads yashan, "old." Probably we should here read yeshanah, as in 2 Chronicles 13:19 (OHL, under

SHEMUEL she-mu'-el, shem'-u-el (shemu'el, "name of God" (?) (1 Chronicles 6:33)); the Revised Version (British and American) Samuel, the prophet (see SAMUEL); compare Gray, HPN, 200, note 3): (1) The Simeonite appointed to assist in the division of the land (Numbers 34:20). The Massoretic Text should be emended to shelumi'el, to correspond with th

SHEMITES shem'-its. See SEMITES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SHEMITES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SHEMINITH shem'-i-nith. See MUSIC; PSALMS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SHEMINITH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SHEMIRAMOTH she-mir'-a-moth, she-mi'-ra-moth, shem-i-ra'-moth (shemiramoth; in 2 Chronicles 17:8, Kethibh shemiramoth; Semeiramoth): The name of a Levitical family. In 1 Chronicles 15:18,20; 16:5 Shemiramoth is listed among the names of David's choirs; in 2 Chronicles 17:8 the same name is given among the Levites delegated by Jehoshaphat to teach

SHEMIDA; SHEMIDAH; SHEMIDAITES she-mi'-da, she-mi'-da-its (shemidha): A Gileadite clan belonging to Manasseh (Numbers 26:32; Joshua 17:2, Codex Vaticanus Sumareim; Codex Alexandrinus Semirae; Lucian, Samidae; 1 Chronicles 7:19, the King James Version "Shemidah," after whom the Shemidaites (Numbers 26:32) were called). Copyright Statement These fil

SHEMER she'-mer (shemer; Semer, Lucian, Semmer): (1) The owner of the hill which Omri bought and which became the site of Samaria (1 Kings 16:24, shomeron). Shemer may be an ancient clan name. The fact, however, that the mountain was called Shomeron when Omri bought it makes one doubt that the city of Samaria was named after Shemer; the passage is