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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:6 - The LORD said furthermore to him, "Now put your hand inside your cloak." He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:10 - The cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miryam was leprous, as white as snow: and Aharon looked at Miryam, and, behold, she was leprous.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - Benayah the son of Yehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kavtz'el, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ari'el of Mo'av: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27 - The leprosy therefore of Na`aman shall cleave to you, and to your seed forever. He went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - Benayah the son of Yehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kavtz'el, who had done mighty deeds, he killed the two sons of Ari'el of Mo'av: he went down also and killed a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 - Which are black by reason of the ice, in which the snow hides itself:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:30 - If I wash myself with snow, And cleanse my hands with lye,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 - Drought and heat consume the snow waters; So does She'ol those who have sinned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 - For he says to the snow, 'Fall on the eretz;' Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:22 - Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, Or have you seen the treasures of the hail,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7 - Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:16 - He gives snow like wool, And scatters frost like ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 - Lightning and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to those who send him; For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:1 - Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:21 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - "Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD: "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:10 - For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn't return there, but waters the eretz, and makes it bring forth and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:14 - Shall the snow of Levanon fail from the rock of the field? or shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7 - Her Nazirites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sappir.
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