Hebrew word · H7974

שֶׁ֫לַח

shalach

Shelah

Appears 9 times in 7 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

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

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

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Where it appears

Genesis · 6

  1. Genesis 10:24 שָׁ֑לַח וְשֶׁ֖לַח Shelah, and Shelah

    Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

  2. Genesis 11:12 שָֽׁלַח׃ Shelah

    When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

  3. Genesis 11:13 שֶׁ֔לַח Shelah

    And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

  4. Genesis 11:14 וְשֶׁ֥לַח and Shelah

    When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.

  5. Genesis 11:15 שֶׁ֗לַח Shelah

    And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

1 Chronicles · 3

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:18 שָׁ֑לַח וְשֶׁ֖לַח Shelah, and Shelah

    Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

  2. 1 Chronicles 1:24 שָֽׁלַח׃ Shelah

    So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,

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