שָׁלַב
shâlab · shaw-lab'
to space off; intensive (evenly) to make equidistant
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to space off; intensive (evenly) to make equidistant
- to space off
- intensive (evenly) to make equidistant
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: equally distant, set in order.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › the house, what is within
To consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׁלַב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- set in order1 · 50%
- equally distant1 · 50%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.