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Shilhi — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁלְחִי

שִׁלְחִי

Shilchîy · pronounced shil-khee' · Strong's H7977 · a man

Shilhi means missive, i.e. armed.

Built from

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

Strong's definition

from H7973; missive, i.e. armed; Shilchi, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Kgs 22:42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shilhi

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles

1Kgs 22:422Chr 20:31

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