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Lexicon :: Strong's H7950 - šeleḡ

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שֶׁלֶג
Transliteration
šeleḡ
Pronunciation
sheh'-leg
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2391a

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׁלֶג sheleg, sheh'-leg; from H7949; snow (probably from its whiteness):—snow(-y).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H7950 in the following manner: snow (19x), snowy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H7950 in the following manner: snow (19x), snowy (1x).
  1. snow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׁלֶג sheleg, sheh'-leg; from H7949; snow (probably from its whiteness):—snow(-y).
STRONGS H7950: Abbreviations
שֶׁלֶ֫ג noun masculineIsaiah 55:10 snow; — absolute שׁ׳ Isaiah 1:18 +, שָׁ֑לֶג Exodus 4:6 +; construct שֶׁ֫לֶג Jeremiah 18:14; — snow, 2 Samuel 23:20 (יוֺם הַשּׁ׳) = 1 Chronicles 11:22; Job 6:16; Job 37:6 (|| גֶּשֶׁם מָטָר) Psalm 147:16; Psalm 148:8 (+ אֵשׁ, בָּרָד, קִיטוֺר); מֵימֵי שׁ׳ Job 24:19, compare Job 9:30 Qr (בְּמֵי, < Qr בְּמוֺ De Di Bu and others, snow as purifying; see also [מַי]; in poetry אִצְרוֺת שׁ׳ Job 38:22 (|| בָּרָד א׳); symbolic of cold Proverbs 31:21; as moistening, fertilizing Isaiah 55:10 (|| גֶּשֶׁם); on mountains, figurative of normal habit, לְבָנוֺן שׁ׳ Jeremiah 18:14; simile of whiteness, of leprosy Exodus 4:6 (J), Numbers 12:10(E), 2 Kings 5:27; with מִן comp,, of fair skin Lamentations 4:7 (|| חָלָב); simile of sins, יַלְבִּינוּ כַּשּׁ׳ Isaiah 1:18, compare Psalm 51:9 (מִן compare); simile of refreshment Proverbs 25:13 (drink cooled by snow, see references in DeToy), of the unfitting בַּקַיִץ כַּשּׁ׳ Proverbs 26:1 (|| מָטָר). — On snow in Palestine see NicolHast. DB SNOW.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8517.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

4:6; 4:6

Numbers

12:10

2 Samuel

23:20

2 Kings

5:27

1 Chronicles

11:22

Job

6:16; 9:30; 24:19; 37:6; 38:22

Psalms

51:9; 147:16; 148:8

Proverbs

25:13; 26:1; 31:21

Isaiah

1:18; 1:18; 55:10; 55:10

Jeremiah

18:14; 18:14

Lamentations

4:7

H7950

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7950 matches the Hebrew שֶׁלֶג (šeleḡ),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:6 -

In addition the LORD said to him, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was diseased, resembling snow.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:10 -

As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam’s skin suddenly became diseased, resembling snow.[fn] When Aaron turned toward her, he saw that she was diseased

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 -

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons[fn] of Ariel[fn] of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27 -

“Therefore, Naaman’s skin disease will cling to you and your descendants forever.” So Gehazi went out from his presence diseased, resembling snow.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 -

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the son of a brave man[fn] from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons of Ariel of Moab,[fn] and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 -

and become darkened[fn] because of ice,

and the snow melts into them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:30 -

If I wash myself with snow,

and cleanse my hands with lye,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 -

As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow,

so Sheol steals those who have sinned.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 -

For he says to the snow, “Fall to the earth,”

and the torrential rains, his mighty torrential rains,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:22 -

Have you entered the place where the snow is stored?

Or have you seen the storehouses of hail,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7 -

Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;

wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:16 -

He spreads snow like wool;

he scatters frost like ashes;

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 -

lightning[fn] and hail, snow and cloud,

stormy wind that executes his command,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 -

To those who send him, a trustworthy envoy

is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;

he refreshes the life of his masters.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:1 -

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,

honor is inappropriate for a fool.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:21 -

She is not afraid for her household when it snows,

for all in her household are doubly clothed.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 -

“Come, let’s settle this,”

says the LORD.

“Though your sins are scarlet,

they will be as white as snow;

though they are crimson red,

they will be like wool.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:10 -

“For just as rain and snow fall from heaven

and do not return there

without saturating the earth

and making it germinate and sprout,

and providing seed to sow

and food to eat,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:14 -

Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave the highland crags?

Or does cold water flowing from a distance ever fail?

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7 -

Her dignitaries were brighter than snow,

whiter than milk;

their bodies[fn] were more ruddy than coral,

their appearance like lapis lazuli.

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