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שֻׁלְחָן H7979

H7979 is the Hebrew word שֻׁלְחָן, transliterated shulchân and said shool-khawn'. The King James Version most often renders it table.

Word: שֻׁלְחָןTransliteration: shulchânSaid: shool-khawn'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 57 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from H7971 (שָׁלַח).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 64 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

table 48×tables 11×meat under my table 1×thine own table 1×every table 1×also and the tables 1×side and two tables 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: table.

Verses using שֻׁלְחָן

The first 40 of 57 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 25:23 · KJV

Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

Exodus 25:28 · KJV

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

Exodus 25:30 · KJV

And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

Exodus 26:35 · KJV

And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

Exodus 30:27 · KJV

And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,

Exodus 31:8 · KJV

And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,

Exodus 35:13 · KJV

The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,

Exodus 37:10 · KJV

And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

Exodus 37:16 · KJV

And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.

Exodus 39:36 · KJV

The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,

Exodus 40:4 · KJV

And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

Exodus 40:22 · KJV

And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

Exodus 40:24 · KJV

And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

Leviticus 24:6 · KJV

And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.

Numbers 3:31 · KJV

And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.

Numbers 4:7 · KJV

And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:

Judges 1:7 · KJV

And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

1 Samuel 20:29 · KJV

And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.

1 Samuel 20:34 · KJV

So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

2 Samuel 9:7 · KJV

And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

2 Samuel 9:10 · KJV

Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

2 Samuel 9:11 · KJV

Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.

2 Samuel 9:13 · KJV

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.

2 Samuel 19:28 · KJV

For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?

1 Kings 2:7 · KJV

But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

1 Kings 4:27 · KJV

And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.

1 Kings 7:48 · KJV

And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,

1 Kings 10:5 · KJV

And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

1 Kings 13:20 · KJV

And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:

1 Kings 18:19 · KJV

Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.

2 Kings 4:10 · KJV

Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.

1 Chronicles 28:16 · KJV

And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:

2 Chronicles 4:8 · KJV

He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.

2 Chronicles 4:19 · KJV

And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;

2 Chronicles 9:4 · KJV

And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

2 Chronicles 13:11 · KJV

And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

2 Chronicles 29:18 · KJV

Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.

Nehemiah 5:17 · KJV

Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.

Job 36:16 · KJV

Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

Psalm 23:5 · KJV

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7979 mean?

H7979 is the Hebrew word שֻׁלְחָן (shulchân), meaning a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal.

How is H7979 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it table (48 times), tables (11 times), meat under my table (1 time), thine own table (1 time), every table (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7979 appear in the Bible?

שֻׁלְחָן (shulchân) is tagged in 57 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7979 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7971 (שָׁלַח).

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