Shelah
שֶׁ֫לַחStrong’s H7974shelach (she-lach)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shelach is the Hebrew word usually translated “shelah”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.24
How it's translated
- shelah 6
- and shelah 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 5
- 1 Chronicles 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 11:12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
- Genesis 11:13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
- Genesis 11:15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
- 1 Chronicles 1:18And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
- 1 Chronicles 1:24Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
Hebrew dictionary
שֶׁ֫לַח shelach · Shelah
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.24; son of: Cainan (G2536); father of: Eber (H5677) Also named: Sala (Σαλά "Shelah" G4527H) § Salah or Shelah = "sprout" son of Arphaxad and father of Eber
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.