Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7694 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שֵׁגָל |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H7693 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | shegal |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shay-gawl' |
| Meaning: | 1. a queen (from cohabitation) |
| KJV Renderings: | queen. |
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שֵׁגָל noun feminine (queen-)consort Neh 2:6; Ps 45:10, + perh, Judg 5:30c see שְׁלָל (Palmyrene proper name, feminine שגּל Lzb372 SAC111 GACooke309; Thes1363 compare 'queen,' originally 'woman'; but ׳ שׁ loan-word according to LagBN 51, 153 and not from √[שָׁגֵל]).
[שֵׁגָל] noun feminine (royal) consort (compare Biblical Hebrew id.; √ unknown HptGu Ezr-Ne, p. 65 conjectures Assyrian šigrêti, harem-women ); — plural suffix ֵשׁגְלָתָךְ Dan 5:23, ֵשׁגְלָתֵהּ Dan 5:2 Dan 5:3 .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
