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Salah — the meaning of the Hebrew name שֶׁלַח

שֶׁלַח

Shelach · pronounced sheh'-lakh · Strong's H7974 · a man · also spelled Shelah

Salah means Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch.

Built from

שֶׁלַח shelach (the same as, H7973) — a missile of attack, i.e. spear open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H7973; Shelach, a postdiluvian patriarch.

First appearance

Gen 10:24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. (KJV)

Every verse that names Salah

7 occurrences in 7 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 10:24Gen 11:12Gen 11:13Gen 11:14Gen 11:151Chr 1:181Chr 1:24

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