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Lexicon :: Strong's H7950 - šeleḡ

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שֶׁלֶג
Transliteration
šeleḡ
Pronunciation
sheh'-leg
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2391a

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׁלֶג sheleg, sheh'-leg; from H7949; snow (probably from its whiteness):—snow(-y).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H7950 in the following manner: snow (19x), snowy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H7950 in the following manner: snow (19x), snowy (1x).

  1. snow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׁלֶג sheleg, sheh'-leg; from H7949; snow (probably from its whiteness):—snow(-y).
STRONGS H7950: Abbreviations
† שֶׁלֶ֫ג noun masculineIsaiah 55:10 snow; — absolute שׁ׳ Isaiah 1:18 +, שָׁ֑לֶג Exodus 4:6 +; construct שֶׁ֫לֶג Jeremiah 18:14; — snow, 2 Samuel 23:20 (יוֺם הַשּׁ׳) = 1 Chronicles 11:22; Job 6:16; Job 37:6 (|| גֶּשֶׁם מָטָר) Psalm 147:16; Psalm 148:8 (+ אֵשׁ, בָּרָד, קִיטוֺר); מֵימֵי שׁ׳ Job 24:19, compare Job 9:30 Qr (בְּמֵי, < Qr בְּמוֺ De Di Bu and others, snow as purifying; see also [מַי]; in poetry אִצְרוֺת שׁ׳ Job 38:22 (|| בָּרָד א׳); symbolic of cold Proverbs 31:21; as moistening, fertilizing Isaiah 55:10 (|| גֶּשֶׁם); on mountains, figurative of normal habit, לְבָנוֺן שׁ׳ Jeremiah 18:14; simile of whiteness, of leprosy Exodus 4:6 (J), Numbers 12:10(E), 2 Kings 5:27; with מִן comp,, of fair skin Lamentations 4:7 (|| חָלָב); simile of sins, יַלְבִּינוּ כַּשּׁ׳ Isaiah 1:18, compare Psalm 51:9 (מִן compare); simile of refreshment Proverbs 25:13 (drink cooled by snow, see references in DeToy), of the unfitting בַּקַיִץ כַּשּׁ׳ Proverbs 26:1 (|| מָטָר). — On snow in Palestine see NicolHast. DB SNOW.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8517.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

4:6; 4:6

Numbers

12:10

2 Samuel

23:20

2 Kings

5:27

1 Chronicles

11:22

Job

6:16; 9:30; 24:19; 37:6; 38:22

Psalms

51:9; 147:16; 148:8

Proverbs

25:13; 26:1; 31:21

Isaiah

1:18; 1:18; 55:10; 55:10

Jeremiah

18:14; 18:14

Lamentations

4:7

H7950

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7950 matches the Hebrew שֶׁלֶג (šeleḡ),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:6 - Again, the LORD said to him, “Put your hand inside your cloak.”[fn] And he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous[fn] like snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:10 - When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, Miriam was leprous,[fn] like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man[fn] of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two ariels[fn] of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:27 - Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and to your descendants forever.” So he went out from his presence a leper, like snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was a valiant man[fn] of Kabzeel, a doer of great deeds. He struck down two heroes of Moab. He also went down and struck down a lion in a pit on a day when snow had fallen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 - which are dark with ice,
and where the snow hides itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:30 - If I wash myself with snow
and cleanse my hands with lye,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:19 - Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters;
so does Sheol those who have sinned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:6 - For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:22 - “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:7 - Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:16 - He gives snow like wool;
he scatters frost like ashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 - fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy wind fulfilling his word!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:1 - Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:21 - She is not afraid of snow for her household,
for all her household are clothed in scarlet.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - “Come now, let us reason[fn] together, says the LORD:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 55:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:10 - “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven
and do not return there but water the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:14 - Does the snow of Lebanon leave
the crags of Sirion?[fn]
Do the mountain waters run dry,[fn]
the cold flowing streams?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7 - Her princes were purer than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
the beauty of their form[fn] was like sapphire.[fn]
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