# H4648 מְפִיבֹשֶׁת

מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (Mᵉphîybôsheth), Strong’s H4648: Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites KJV: Mephibosheth.. Occurs 17 times.

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*Mᵉphîybôsheth* — Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites

KJV: Mephibosheth.

Built from [פָּאָה pâʼâh](https://besorah.bible/word/H6284) (to puff, i.e. blow away) + [בֹּשֶׁת bôsheth](https://besorah.bible/word/H1322) (shame) — means “dispeller of shame (i.e. of Baal)”

Occurs 17 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- מְרִיב בַּ֫עַל n.pr.m. (Baal is (our, my, his) advocate (?))
- 1 son of Jonathan
- 2 son of Saul and Riṣpah

## Where it occurs
- [2 Samuel 4:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/4?v=4) — Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came about Saul and…
- [2 Samuel 9:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/9?v=6) — Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, fell on his face, and showed respect. David said…
- [2 Samuel 9:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/9?v=10) — Till the land for him—you, your sons, and your servants. Bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to…
- [2 Samuel 9:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/9?v=11) — Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So…
- [2 Samuel 9:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/9?v=12) — Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All who lived in Ziba’s house were servants to Mephibosheth.
- [2 Samuel 9:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/9?v=13) — So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.
- [2 Samuel 16:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/16?v=1) — When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys…
- [2 Samuel 16:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/16?v=4) — Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find…
- [2 Samuel 19:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/19?v=25) — Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither groomed his feet, nor trimmed his beard…
- [2 Samuel 19:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/19?v=26) — When he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”