HebrewH7979Noun (Masculine)

שֻׁלְחָן

shul.chan

59Occurrences
H7979Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal

from H7971 (שָׁלַח);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. table 1a) table 1a1) of king's table, private use, sacred uses

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

שֻׁלְחָן appears 59 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Exodus
16
Ezk
9
1 Kings
5
2 Chronicles
5
2 Samuel
4
Isaiah
3
Psalms
3
1 Samuel
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 28:16BSB

the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables;

2 Chronicles 4:19BSB

Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God:the golden altar;the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;

Exodus 25:30BSB

And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

Exodus 40:22BSB

Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

Isaiah 21:5BSB

They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet,they eat, they drink!Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!

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