Strong's Hebrew · H7974

H7974 Shelach

שֶׁלַח

sheh'-lakh

Shelah

Shelach appears 9 times in Scripture, in Genesis and 1 Chronicles. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch

In the King James Version

Salah, Shelah. Compare H7975 (שִׁלֹחַ).

Derivation

the same as H7973 (שֶׁלַח);

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Genesis 11:12

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

Genesis 11:15

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

Genesis 10:24

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

1 Chronicles 1:24

“So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,”

Genesis 11:13

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

Genesis 11:14

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

1 Chronicles 1:18

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

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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