shiph.tan is used as the personal name of Kemuel’s father in a tribal-leadership listing.

The term is attested as a proper personal name identifying Kemuel’s father in the Ephraimite tribal-leadership listing of Numbers 34:24.

1. Personal name identifying Kemuel’s father · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in Numbers 34:24, where it identifies Kemuel by his father. In Numbers 34:24 the APB renders the clause “the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan.”

   Numbers 34:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 34:24, the APB presents the name in the phrase “Kemuel son of Shiphtan.” The verse is read as a whole, but the familial identification is clear from the clause.