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Lexicon :: Strong's H7957 - šalheḇeṯ

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שַׁלְהֶבֶת
Transliteration
šalheḇeṯ
Pronunciation
shal-heh'-beth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as לַהַב (H3851) with sibilant prefix
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1077c

Strong’s Definitions

שַׁלְהֶבֶת shalhebeth, shal-heh'-beth; from the same as H3851 with sibilant prefix; a flare of fire:—(flaming) flame.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H7957 in the following manner: flame (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H7957 in the following manner: flame (3x).

  1. flame

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׁלְהֶבֶת shalhebeth, shal-heh'-beth; from the same as H3851 with sibilant prefix; a flare of fire:—(flaming) flame.
STRONGS H7957: Abbreviations
† שַׁלְהֶ֫בֶת noun feminine flame (Aramaic שַׁלְהוֺבִיתָא bdb052904) — in לַהֶבֶת שׁ׳ Ezekiel 21:3, of judgment; so שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת Job 15:30; שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָה אֵש רִשְׁפֵּי Songs 8:6 i.e. Yahweh-flame = powerful flame (> JägerBAS i.471 JastrJBL xiii (1894), 111 explains יָֿה here as encl. particle)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

15:30

Song of Songs

8:6

Ezekiel

21:3

H7957

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7957 matches the Hebrew שַׁלְהֶבֶת (šalheḇeṯ),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:30 - “They will not escape the darkness.
The burning sun will wither their shoots,
and the breath of God will destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
its jealousy[fn] as enduring as the grave.[fn]
Love flashes like fire,
the brightest kind of flame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:47

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:47 - Tell the southern wilderness, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Hear the word of the LORD! I will set you on fire, and every tree, both green and dry, will be burned. The terrible flames will not be quenched and will scorch everything from south to north.
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