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שֵׁלָה H7956

H7956 is the Hebrew word שֵׁלָה, transliterated Shêlâh and said shay-law'. The King James Version most often renders it shelah.

Word: שֵׁלָהTransliteration: ShêlâhSaid: shay-law'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an Israelite.

Where it comes from

the same as H7596 (שְׁאֵלָה) (shortened); request.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

shelah 7×till shelah 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Shelah.

Verses using שֵׁלָה

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 38:5 · KJV

And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

Genesis 38:11 · KJV

Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

Genesis 38:14 · KJV

And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Genesis 38:26 · KJV

And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

Genesis 46:12 · KJV

And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 26:20 · KJV

And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

1 Chronicles 2:3 · KJV

The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

1 Chronicles 4:21 · KJV

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

Common questions

What does Strong's H7956 mean?

H7956 is the Hebrew word שֵׁלָה (Shêlâh), meaning Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an Israelite.

How is H7956 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it shelah (7 times), till shelah (1 time).

How many times does H7956 appear in the Bible?

שֵׁלָה (Shêlâh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7956 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H7596 (שְׁאֵלָה) (shortened); request.

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