Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8026 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שֶׁלֶף |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | from H8025 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | shelaph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sheh'-lef |
| Meaning: | 1. extract 2. Sheleph, a son of Jokthan |
| KJV Renderings: | Sheleph. |
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[שֶׁ֫לָף] proper name, masculine son of Joktan; — שָׁ֑לֶף Gen 10:26 = 1Chr 1:20 Σαλεφ; identification by OsZMG xi (1857), 153 f. with South Arabic tribe [untranscribed source text 5583], compare MordtmZMG xxxix (1885), 228 GlasSkizze ii. 425 HomLChr 70, and see Di Dr.
