Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
quail
Usage: quail
Strong's Number
H7958
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
4
Books
3
Strong's H7958 Quick Answer
Strong's H7958 שְׂלָו שְׂלָיו (slav) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. slav (sel-awv') (or slayv {sel-awv'}) n-f. 1. the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight) [by orthographical variation from H7951 through the idea of sluggishness] It has 4 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include quails. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- slav (sel-awv') (or slayv {sel-awv'}) n-f. 1. the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight) [by orthographical variation from H7951 through the idea of sluggishness]
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- quails
Meaning and Definition
slav (sel-awv') (or slayv {sel-awv'}) n-f. 1. the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight) [by orthographical variation from H7951 through the idea of sluggishness] KJV: quails.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7958. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7958 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render slav, 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.
quails
Exodus 16:13
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How Strong's H7958 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 4 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7958 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 H7958 in the Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.
And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7958.
And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.
And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7958, grouped by book.
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7958 FAQ
What does selav (שְׂלָו) mean?
Selav (Strong's H7958) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "quails". slav (sel-awv') (or slayv {sel-awv'}) n-f. 1. the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight) [by orthographical variation from H7951 through the idea of sluggishness]
How many times is selav (שְׂלָו) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H7958 across 3 books.
Where can I study selav (שְׂלָו) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7958 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate selav (שְׂלָו)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as quails. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.