31After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel.
In Hebrew, the name has four strong consonants. This suggests it is not a Hebrew name, which would have been three strong consonants. Perhaps Shamgar was a converted Canaanite, having lived among the Israelites and intermarried with them.
31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel.