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Sala

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GREEK · G4527

Σαλά

Sala — Sala

Σαλά, ὁ indecl. (Heb. שֶׁלַח), Sala, Shalah: Luk.3:32 (R, txt., Σαλμών, which see), Luk.3:35.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5677

עֵ֫בֶר

e.ver — Eber

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.21; son of: Shelah (H7974); father of: Peleg (H6389) and Joktan (H3355) Also named: Eber (Ἐβέρ "Eber" G1443) § Eber or Heber = "the region beyond" 1) son of Salah, great grandson of Shem, father of Peleg and Joktan 2) a Gadite chief 3) a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and descendant of Sharahaim 4) a Benjamite, son of Shashak 5) a priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7597

שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל

she.al.ti.el — Shealtiel

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.17; son of: Jehoiachin (H3078); brother of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?); father(?) of Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H), Hoshama (H1953) and Nedabiah (H5072) § Shealtiel or Salathiel = "I have asked of God" son of king Jehoiachin or Jeconiah or Coniah of Judah and uncle of Zerubbabel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7974

שֶׁ֫לַח

she.lach — Shelah

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.24; son of: Cainan (G2536); father of: Eber (H5677) Also named: Sala (Σαλά "Shelah" G4527H) § Salah or Shelah = "sprout" son of Arphaxad and father of Eber

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4968

מְתוּשֶׁ֫לַח

me.tu.she.lach — Methuselah

A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.21; son of: Enoch (H2585H); father of: Lamech (H3929H) Also named: Mathousala (Μαθουσάλα "Methuselah" G3103) § Methuselah = "man of the dart" son of Enoch, 6th in descent from Seth, and father of Lamech

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8007

שַׂלְמָא

sal.ma — Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; § Salma = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmon', 'Salmah'

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GREEK · G4528

Σαλαθιήλ

Salathiēl — Shealtiel

Σαλαθιήλ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל), Salathiel: Mat.1:12, Luk.3:27.† (AS)

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GREEK · G3103

Μαθουσάλα

Mathousala — Methuselah

Μαθουσάλα (WH, -αλά), ὁ (Heb. מְתוּשֶׁלַח), Methuselah: Luk.3:37.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8009

שַׂלְמָה

sal.mah — Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; Another spelling of sal.ma (שַׂלְמָא "Salmon" H8007) § Salmon = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmah', 'Salma'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8012

שַׂלְמוֹן

sal.mon — Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; Another spelling of sal.ma (שַׂלְמָא "Salmon" H8007) § Salmon = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmah', 'Salma'

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Historical dictionary entry

A shoot, a descendant of Arphaxed (Luke 3:35, 36); called also Shelah (1 Chr. 1:18, 24).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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