she.phat.yah is a personal name borne by individuals and by ancestral groups described as their sons.

The name identifies individuals in genealogical, leadership, and narrative lists, and it also designates groups described as “sons of” a bearer of the name. Its occurrences place it within family lines, tribal administration, and returned-community lists rather than showing a separate lexical use.

1. Personal and ancestral name in lists · dominant

   The form is tagged Noun · Proper throughout. In 1 Chronicles 27:16 the APB renders a tribal-leader list that includes “Shephatiah son of Maacah,” while 2 Samuel 3:4 and 2 Chronicles 21:2 place the name among sons in royal family lists. In Ezra 2:4, Ezra 8:8, and Nehemiah 11:4, the APB uses the name within groups or genealogical lines described through a father or ancestor.

   1 Chronicles 27:162 Samuel 3:42 Chronicles 21:2Ezra 2:4Ezra 8:8Nehemiah 11:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the form as “Shephatiah” in personal names and “sons of Shephatiah” in group lists. Its omission of the name in the list rendered at 1 Chronicles 12:6 does not establish a different use.