Hebrew word · H7968

שַׁלּוּן

shalun

Shallum

Appears once in the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.15;

son of: Col-hozeh (H3626)

§ Shallun = "retribution"

son of Colhozeh and ruler of a district of the Mizpah

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Nehemiah · 1

  1. Nehemiah 3:15 שַׁלּ֣וּן Shallun

    The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

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