Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H8026: שֶׁלֶף

sheleph · pronounced sheh'-lef · “Sheleph”

Definition

Sheleph, a son of Jokthan

KJV translates it as: Sheleph.

Word origin: from H8025 (שָׁלַף); extract;

Extended definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.26;
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Almodad (H0486), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H0187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H0039), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H0211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103)
§ Sheleph = "a drawing forth"
the 2nd son of Joktan and a descendant of Shem

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H8026 is translated

  • sheleph ×2

Bible verses with H8026 (sheleph)

Sheleph appears in 2 verses.

  • Genesis 10:26

    And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

  • 1 Chronicles 1:20

    And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,