1 Chronicles 2: And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
1 Chronicles 2: She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb
was Achsah.
Dictionary
Holman Bible Dictionary -
Shaaph
(sshay' af) Clan name meaning, “balsam.” Apparently two persons in Caleb's line, though some interpreters identify the two (1Chronicles 2:47,1 Chronicles 2:49 ).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible -
Shaaph
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 -
Shaaph
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 -
Shaaph
1. Son of Jahdai. 1 Chronicles 2:47 .
2. Son of Caleb and father or founder of Madmannah. 1 Chronicles 2:49 .
Sentence search
Madmannah - The reference to Shaaph as the father of Madmannah (1 Chronicles 2:49 ) is open to various interpretations: (1) Shaaph (re)founded the city; (2) Shaaph's descendents settled in the city; or (3) Shaaph had a son named Madmannah
Shaaph - Shaaph
Madmannah - Son of (or town founded by) Shaaph