שֶׁלֶטsheleṭ

shield (?), shields (2 Samuel 8:7; 2 Kings 11:10; Ezekiel 27:11; 1 Chronicles 18:7; 2 Chronicles 23:9)

Pronunciation: sheh'-let · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7982

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 8:7 David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem,
  • 2 Kings 11:10 and he supplied them with the spears and small shields that had once belonged to King David and were stored in the Temple of the Lord.
  • 1 Chronicles 18:7 David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem,
  • 2 Chronicles 23:9 Then Jehoiada supplied the commanders with the spears and the large and small shields that had once belonged to King David and were stored in the Temple of God.
  • Song of Solomon 4:4 Your neck is as beautiful as the tower of David, jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes.
  • Jeremiah 51:11 Sharpen the arrows! Lift up the shields! For the Lord has inspired the kings of the Medes to march against Babylon and destroy her. This is his vengeance against those who desecrated his Temple.
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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).