Shelach — H7974

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch

1. Salah or Shelah = "sprout"
2. son of Arphaxad and father of Eber

Usually translated as

Salah, Shelah

Origin

the same as H7973

• Same as Shelach (H7973)

Greek equivalents

• Salá (G4527)

Occurrences

Shelach occurs 9 times in 7 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (5), 1 Chronicles (2)

• Genesis 10:24 — And Arphaxad begat Salah (שָׁ֑לַח); and Salah begat Eber.
• Genesis 10:24 — And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah (וְשֶׁ֖לַח) begat Eber.
• Genesis 11:12 — And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah (שָֽׁלַח):
• Genesis 11:13 — And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah (שֶׁ֔לַח) four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:14 — And Salah (וְשֶׁ֥לַח) lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
• Genesis 11:15 — And Salah (שֶׁ֗לַח) lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
• 1 Chronicles 1:18 — And Arphaxad begat Shelah (שָׁ֑לַח), and Shelah begat Eber.
• 1 Chronicles 1:18 — And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah (וְשֶׁ֖לַח) begat Eber.
• 1 Chronicles 1:24 — Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah (שָֽׁלַח),