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Strong's H7956 שֵׁלָה (shelah)

Shelah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H7956
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 8
Books 3

Strong's H7956 Quick Answer

Strong's H7956 שֵׁלָה (Shelah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shelah (shay-law') n/p. 1. request 2. Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an Israelite It has 8 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include shelah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Shelah (shay-law') n/p. 1. request 2. Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an Israelite
Usage
8 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
shelah

Meaning and Definition

Shelah (shay-law') n/p. 1. request 2. Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an Israelite [the same as H7596 (shortened)] KJV: Shelah. Root(s): H7596

Original Word
שֵׁלָה
Transliteration
Shelah
Derivation
First root strongs: 7596
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7956. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Shelah

Usage: A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.5; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at Num.26.20; Also named: she.la.ni (שֵׁלָנִי "Shelanite" H8024) § Shelah = "a petition" the youngest son of Judah

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How Strong's H7956 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Shelah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Shelah Genesis 38:5 8×

How Strong's H7956 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7956 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7956 in the Old Testament

8 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 38:5 KJV

And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

Genesis 38:11 KJV

Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

Genesis 38:14 KJV

And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Usage Excerpts

First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7956.

Genesis 38:5 Old Testament, KJV
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.
Genesis 38:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.
Genesis 38:14 Old Testament, KJV
And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
Genesis 38:26 Old Testament, KJV
And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
Genesis 46:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.
1 Chronicles 2:3 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
1 Chronicles 4:21 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7956, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Old Testament
Genesis 38:5 Genesis 38:11 Genesis 38:14 Genesis 38:26 Genesis 46:12
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 26:20
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2:3 1 Chronicles 4:21

Strong's H7956 FAQ

What does shelah (שֵׁלָה) mean?

Shelah (Strong's H7956) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Shelah". Shelah (shay-law') n/p. 1. request 2. Shelah, the name of a postdiluvian patriarch and of an Israelite

How many times is shelah (שֵׁלָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H7956 across 3 books.

Where can I study shelah (שֵׁלָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7956 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shelah (שֵׁלָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shelah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.