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sā´fat :

(1) A and Fritzsche, Σαφάτ , Saphát ; omitted in Codex Vaticanus (and Swete); Babylonian margin Ἀσάφ , Asáph : The eponym of a family which returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:9) = "Shephatiah" in Ezra 2:4; Nehemiah 7:9 .

(2) Codex Alexandrinus Σαφάτ , Saphát ; Codex Vaticanus, Swete, and Fritzsche, Σαφάγ , Saphág ; the King James Version Sabat : One of the families of "the sons of the servants of Solomon" who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:34); wanting in the parallel Ezra 2:57; Nehemiah 7:59 .

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Saphat'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/saphat.html. 1915.

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