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Shelah

2Greek/Hebrew entries
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Hebrew H7956 Shêlâh

Original: שֵׁלָה

Meaning:
the same as שְׁאֵלָה (shortened); request; Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an Israelite; Shelah.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: Shelah.

Hebrew H7974 Shelach

Original: שֶׁלַח

Meaning:
the same as שֶׁלַח; Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch; Salah, Shelah. Compare שִׁלֹחַlemma שִׁלֹּחַ extra dagesh, corrected to שִׁלֹחַ.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: Salah, Shelah. Compare שִׁלֹחַlemma שִׁלֹּחַ extra dagesh, corrected to שִׁלֹחַ.

Verses containing this word showing 10 of 10
Genesis 38:5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. Open
Genesis 38:11 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. Open
Genesis 38:14 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. Open
Genesis 38:26 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. Open
Genesis 46:12 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. Open
Numbers 26:20 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. Open
1 Chronicles 1:18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. Open
1 Chronicles 1:24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, Open
1 Chronicles 2:3 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. Open
1 Chronicles 4:21 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, Open

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