Quick Definition
Shelah
Biblical Persons & Places
Shelah
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.24;
referred to as Shelah (שֶׁ֫לַח), or Shelah (KJV= Sala) (Σαλά);
a son of Cainan;
father of Eber.
Strong's Definition
Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch
Derivation: the same as H7973 (שֶׁלַח);
KJV Usage: Salah, Shelah. Compare H7975 (שִׁלֹחַ)lemma שִׁלֹּחַ extra dagesh, corrected to שִׁלֹחַ.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Salah or Shelah = "sprout"
1) son of Arphaxad and father of Eber
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.24;
son of: Cainan (G2536);
father of: Eber (H5677)
Also named: Sala (Σαλά "Shelah" G4527H)
§ Salah or Shelah = "sprout"
son of Arphaxad and father of Eber
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁלַח
shelach
BDB Definition:
Salah or Shelah = sprout
1) son of Arphaxad and father of Eber
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H7973
Total KJV Occurrences: 8