שֶׁלֶט
sheleṭ · sheh'-let
probably a shield (as controlling, i.e. protecting the person)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7980 (שָׁלַט);
probably a shield (as controlling, i.e. protecting the person)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: shield.
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
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › to surround and contain
To consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שֶׁלֶט 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the shields3 · 43%
- and shields2 · 29%
- all shields1 · 14%
- their shields1 · 14%
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.