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שֶׁלֶג H7950
H7950 is the Hebrew word שֶׁלֶג, transliterated sheleg and said sheh'-leg. The King James Version most often renders it snow.
What it means
snow (probably from its whiteness).
Where it comes from
from H7949 (שָׁלַג).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: snow(-y).
Verses using שֶׁלֶג
All 18 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 12:10 · KJV
And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
2 Samuel 23:20 · KJV
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
2 Kings 5:27 · KJV
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
1 Chronicles 11:22 · KJV
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.
Job 6:16 · KJV
Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:
Job 9:30 · KJV
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
Job 24:19 · KJV
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.
Job 37:6 · KJV
For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
Job 38:22 · KJV
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
Psalm 147:16 · KJV
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
Psalm 148:8 · KJV
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Proverbs 25:13 · KJV
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 26:1 · KJV
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Proverbs 31:21 · KJV
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Isaiah 1:18 · KJV
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah 55:10 · KJV
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Jeremiah 18:14 · KJV
Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?
Lamentations 4:7 · KJV
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
Common questions
What does Strong's H7950 mean?
H7950 is the Hebrew word שֶׁלֶג (sheleg), meaning snow (probably from its whiteness).
How is H7950 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it snow (12 times), white as snow (2 times), snowy (1 time), wherein the snow (1 time), myself with (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7950 appear in the Bible?
שֶׁלֶג (sheleg) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7950 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7949 (שָׁלַג).
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