שָׁלָב
shâlâb · shaw-lawb'
a spacer or raised interval, i.e. the stile in aframe or panel
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7947 (שָׁלַב);
a spacer or raised interval, i.e. the stile in aframe or panel
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: ledge.
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 שָׁלָב 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- were between the ledges1 · 33%
- that were between the ledges1 · 33%
- and upon the ledges1 · 33%
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.