Bible Dictionary

Sheleph

The name Sheleph means “who draws out”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(a drawing forth), the second in order of the sons of Joktan. (Genesis 10:26; 1 Chronicles 1:20)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

she'-lef (shaleph, in pause; Septuagint Saleph): Son of Joktan (Ge 10:26; 1Ch 1:20). Sheleph is the name of a Yemenite tribe or district, named on Sabean inscriptions and also by Arabian geographers, located in Southern Arabia.