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שְׂלָו H7958
H7958 is the Hebrew word שְׂלָו, transliterated sᵉlâv and said sel-awv'. The King James Version most often renders it quails.
What it means
the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight).
Where it comes from
or שְׂלָיו; by orthographical variation from H7951 (שָׁלָה) through the idea of sluggishness.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: quails.
Verses using שְׂלָו
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 16:13 · KJV
And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
Numbers 11:31 · KJV
And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day’s journey on this side, and as it were a day’s journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.
Numbers 11:32 · KJV
And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
Psalm 105:40 · KJV
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7958 mean?
H7958 is the Hebrew word שְׂלָו (sᵉlâv), meaning the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight).
How is H7958 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it quails (4 times).
How many times does H7958 appear in the Bible?
שְׂלָו (sᵉlâv) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7958 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or שְׂלָיו; by orthographical variation from H7951 (שָׁלָה) through the idea of sluggishness.
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