Shaaph

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Sha'aph. (division).

1. The son of Jahdai. 1 Chronicles 2:47.

2. The son of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, by his concubine Maachah. 1 Chronicles 2:49. (B.C. after 1445).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

SHAAPH . 1 . The son of Jahdai ( 1 Chronicles 2:47 ). 2 . A son of Caleb by his concubine Maacah ( 1 Chronicles 2:49 ).

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. 1 Chronicles 2:47.

2. Caleb's son by his concubine Maachah; father, i.e. founder, of Madmannah (1 Chronicles 2:49).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Jahdai. 1 Chronicles 2:47 .

2. Son of Caleb and father or founder of Madmannah. 1 Chronicles 2:49 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

1 Chronicles 2:49

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. id. שִׁעִ; Gesenius division, but Furst union; Sept. Σαγάφ, v.r. Σαγαέ, Σέφ, Σαάφ ), the name of two men.

1. Last named of six sons of Jahdai, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:47). B.C. prob. post 1612.

2. Third named of four sons of Maachah, concubine of Caleb, of the tribe of Judah; he was the "fathers" (i.e. founder) of Madmannah (1 Chronicles 2:49). B.C. post 1612.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

shā´af ( שׁעף , sha‛aph ):

(1) A son of Jahdai (1 Chronicles 2:47 ).

(2) The son of Maachah, a concubine of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel. Shaaph is called the "father," or founder, of the city Madmannah (1 Chronicles 2:48 f).