Bible Dictionary

Muppim

The name Muppim means “out of the mouth; covering”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(serpent), a Benjamite, and one of the fourteen descendants of Rachael who belonged to the original colony of the sons of Jacob in Egypt. (Genesis 46:21) (B.C. 1706.) In (Numbers 26:39) the name is given as Shupham.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

mup'-im (muppim): A son of Benjamin (Ge 46:21), elsewhere called "Shuppim" (1Ch 7:12,15; 26:16), "Shephupham" (Nu 26:39), and "Shephuphan". (1Ch 8:5); compare separate articles on these names.