שֶׁלַחShelach

proper name, masculine: son of Arphachshad (Genesis 10:24; Genesis 11:13; Genesis 11:14; Genesis 11:15; 1 Chronicles 1:18)

Pronunciation: sheh'-lakh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7974

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 10:24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
  • Genesis 11:12 When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
  • Genesis 11:13 After the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
  • Genesis 11:14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
  • Genesis 11:15 After the birth of Eber, Shelah lived another 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).