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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 - And Jehovah saith to him again, 'Put in, I pray thee, thy hand into thy bosom;' and he putteth in his hand into his bosom, and he bringeth it out, and lo, his hand is leprous as snow;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:10 - and the cloud hath turned aside from off the tent, and lo, Miriam is leprous as snow; and Aaron turneth unto Miriam, and lo, leprous!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - And Benaiah son of Jehoiada (son of a man of valour, great in deeds from Kabzeel), he hath smitten two lion-like men of Moab, and he hath gone down and smitten the lion in the midst of the pit in a day of snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27 - yea, the leprosy of Naaman doth cleave to thee, and to thy seed, -- to the age;' and he goeth out from before him -- leprous as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a man of valour, of great deeds, from Kabzeel: he hath smitten the two lion-like Moabites, and he hath gone down and smitten the lion in the midst of the pit, in the day of snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 - That are black because of ice, By them doth snow hide itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:30 - If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 - Drought -- also heat -- consume snow-waters, Sheol those who have sinned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 - For to snow He saith, 'Be on the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:22 - Hast thou come in unto the treasure of snow? Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7 - Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:16 - Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 - Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:1 - As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not comely for a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:21

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - Come, I pray you, and we reason, saith Jehovah, If your sins are as scarlet, as snow they shall be white, If they are red as crimson, as wool they shall be!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:10 - For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:14 - Doth snow of Lebanon Cease from the rock of the field? Failed are the cold strange waters that flow?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7 - Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form.
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