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Shuppites
In Bible versions:
Shuppites: NET NIVShuppim: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
son of Ir of Benjamin
a Levite gate keeper in David's time
wearing them out; their shore ( --> same as Shuphim)
a Levite gate keeper in David's time
wearing them out; their shore ( --> same as Shuphim)
Hebrew
Strongs #08206: Mypv Shuppiym
Shuppim = "serpents"1) son of Iri or Ir, grandson of Bela, and great grandson of Benjamin
2) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah, and in charge of the West Gate of
the temple in the time of David
8206 Shuppiym shoop-peem'
plural of an unused noun from the same as 8207 and meaningthe same; serpents; Shuppim, an Israelite:-Shuppim.
see HEBREW for 08207
SHUPPIM [SMITH]
(serpents). In the genealogy of Benjamin "Shuppim and Huppim, the children of Ir," are reckoned in (1 Chronicles 7:12) It is the same as Iri the son of Bela the son of Benjamin, so that Shuppim was the great-grandson of Benjamin.SHUPPIM [ISBE]
SHUPPIM - shup'-im (shuppim):(1) One of the descendants of Benjamin (1 Ch 7:12,15).
(2) One of the porters in the temple (1 Ch 26:16).
See MUPPIM; SHEPHUPHAM.