שֵׁלָנִי

she.la.niNounH8024

Shelanite

From: from H7956 (שֵׁלָה);

Short Definition

a Shelanite (collectively), or descendants of Shelah

Full Lexicon Entry

Someone descended from Shelah who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at ; Group of she.lah (*שֵׁלָה *"Shelah" H7956) § Shelanites, of Shelah "quietness" a descendant of Shelah

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--PG

DescriptionN:N--PG

Occurrences

1 time

Appears 1 time in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
1

Key Passages

  • Numbers 26:20

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.