Midvash

שַׂמְלָהSamlâh

proper name, masculine: king of Edom (Genesis 36:36; Genesis 36:37; 1 Chronicles 1:47; 1 Chronicles 1:48)

Pronunciation: sam-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8072

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 36:36 When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place.
  • Genesis 36:37 When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:47 When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:48 When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place.

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).