HebrewH7974Proper Noun (Masculine)
שֶׁ֫לַח
she.lach
“Shelah”
7Occurrences
H7974Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch
the same as H7973 (שֶׁלַח);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Cainan (G2536); father of: Eber (H5677) Also named: Sala (*Σαλά *"Shelah" G4527H) § Salah or Shelah = "sprout" son of Arphaxad and father of Eber
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
שֶׁ֫לַח appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Genesis
5
1 Chronicles
2
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 1:18BSB
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
1 Chronicles 1:24BSB
So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,
Genesis 10:24BSB
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Genesis 11:12BSB
When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
Genesis 11:13BSB
And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
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