Bible Dictionary

Shaaph

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(division).
  1. The son of Jahdai. (1 Chronicles 2:47)
  2. The son of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel, by his concubine Maachah. (1 Chronicles 2:49) (B.C. after 1445.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

shy'-af (sha`aph):

(1) A son of Jahdai (1Ch 2:47).

(2) The son of Maachah, a concubine of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel. Shaaph is called the "father," or founder, of the city Madmannah (1Ch 2:48 f).