Shalim — the meaning of the Hebrew name שַׁעֲלִים

שַׁעֲלִים

Shaʻălîym · pronounced shah-al-eem' · Strong's H8171 · a place

Shalim means foxes.

Built from

שׁוּעָל shûwʻâl (plural of, H7776) — a jackal (as a burrower) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

plural of H7776; foxes; Shaalim, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

1Sam 9:4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shalim

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Samuel

1Sam 9:4

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