- Original: שׁפטן - Transliteration: Shiphtan - Phonetic: shif-tawn' - Definition: Shiphtan = judicial 1. an Ephraimite, father of Kemuel, the leader of the tribe selected to divide the promised land between the tribes - Origin: from H8199 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H8199 ; judge like; Shiphtan an Israelite. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Shiphtan, 1 Numbers 34:24