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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 - Then the LORD said, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous[fn]—it had become as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:10 - When the cloud lifted from above the tent, Miriam’s skin was leprous[fn]—it became as white as snow. Aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27 - Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi went from Elisha’s presence and his skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 - when darkened by thawing ice and swollen with melting snow,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:30 - Even if I washed myself with soap and my hands with cleansing powder,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 - As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so the grave snatches away those who have sinned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 - He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:22 - “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7 - Cleanse 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 spreads the snow like wool and scatters the 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 winds that do his bidding,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:21 - When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:10 - As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:14 - Does the snow of Lebanon ever vanish from its rocky slopes? Do its cool waters from distant sources ever stop flowing?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7 - Their princes were brighter than snow and whiter than milk, their bodies more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like lapis lazuli.
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