Quick Definition
shield
Strong's Definition
probably a shield (as controlling, i.e. protecting the person)
Derivation: from H7980 (שָׁלַט);
KJV Usage: shield.
TWOT Reference: 2397a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) shield
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁ֫לֶט (she.let) — shield. shield
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Weapons | ≈ חֲנִיט · חֵץ · מָגֵן
shield = a flat, usually round, object; made of wood or metal; ► used in battle; held by a warrior in front of him as protection from the weapons of his opponent; relatively small and easy to maneuver
2SA 8:7 · 2KI 11:10 · 1CH 18:7 · 2CH 23:9 · SNG 4:4 · JER 51:11 · EZK 27:11
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שֶׁ֫לֶט] n.m. shield(?) base