This name was given to the last station of the journey through the wilderness, on account of the abundance of fruit found there, as well as wild honey. (Vv. 5 and 6) The Hebrew name would probably be "Shaepha Rab," meaning, "great quantity" or, "great supply." That word is found as a proper name in 1 Chron. 4:37, where Shiphi is mentioned as one of the descendants of Simeon and father of one of the princes who, according to the records of Hezekiah, fled to Gedor, on the "east side of the valley."
Irreantum. All we know about this word is that it means, "many waters."