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šuppīm שֻׁפִּים ‘Shuppim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: plural of an unused noun from the same as šᵊfīfōn שְׁפִיפֹן ‘horned viper’ and meaning the same
Roots: שׁפיפון

šuppīm pr n m pers
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

Mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:15, 7:12, 26:16

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