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Shelah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7956

שֵׁלָה

she.lah — Shelah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.5; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at Num.26.20; Also named: she.la.ni (שֵׁלָנִי "Shelanite" H8024) § Shelah = "a petition" the youngest son of Judah

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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 · H3063

יְהוּדָה

ye.hu.dah — Judah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) § Judah = "praised" 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3101

יוֹאָשׁ

yo.ash — Joash

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.6.11; father of: Gideon (H1439) § Joash = "given by the Lord" 1) son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah 2) son of king Jehoahaz and the 12th king of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) father of Gideon 4) a son of king Ahab 5) a descendant of Shelah the son of Judah; either the son of Shelah or the son of Jokim 6) son of Shemaah of Gibeah who resorted to David at Ziklag

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8559

תָּמָר

ta.mar — Tamar

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.6; married to Judah (H3063) and Er (H6147); mother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Also named: Thamar (Θάμαρ "Tamar" G2283) § Tamar = "palm-tree" 1) widow of Er, the son of Judah; fiancee of Shelah, another son of Judah; wife of Judah and mother of Pharez and Zerah 2) daughter of David by Maacah, sister of Absalom, and rape victim of Amnon her half brother, another son of David 3) daughter of Absalom 4) a place on the southern border of Gad

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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 · H6557

פֶּ֫רֶץ

pe.rets — Perez

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.29; son of: Judah (H3063) and Tamar (H8559); brother of: Zerah (H2226I); half-brother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); father of: Hezron (H2696H) and Hamul (H2538) § Perez or Pharez = "breach" twin son with Zarah of Judah by Tamar and ancestor of two families of Judah, the Hezronites and Hamulites; from the Hezronites came the royal line of David and Christ

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6147

עֵר

er — Er

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.3; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); married to Tamar (H8559) § Er = "awake" 1) the eldest son of Judah 2) son of Shelah and grandson of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H209

אוֹנָן

o.nan — Onan

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.4; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I) ; brother of: Er (H6147) and Shelah (H7956); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) § Onan = "strong" second son of Judah, slain by God for not fulfilling the levitical requirement to beget a child with the wife of a dead, childless brother

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3061

יְהוּד

ye.hud — Judah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Aramaic of ye.hu.dah (יְהוּדָה "Judah" H3063) Judah-the territory of the tribe of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3066

יְהוּדִית

ye.hu.dit — Judahite

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Another spelling of ye.hu.dah (יְהוּדָה "Judah" H3063) § in the Jewish language, in Hebrew

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2382

חֲזָיָה

cha.za.yah — Hazaiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.5; son of: Adaiah (H5718M); father of: Col-hozeh (H3626H) § Hazaiah = "God has seen" an exile and descendant of Shelah of the tribe of Judah who returned in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3137

יוֹקִים

yo.qim — Jokim

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.22; son of: Shelah (H7956); brother of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315) § Jokim = "Jehovah raises up" a descendant of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3155

יִזְרָ֑ח

yiz.rach — Izrahite

Someone descended from Zerah who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.30; son of: Judah (H3063) and Tamar (H8559); brother of: Perez (H6557); half-brother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); father of: Zabdi (H2067), Ethan (H0387H), Heman (H1968H), Calcol (H3633H) and Dara (H1873); also called Izrahite at 1Ch.27.8; Group of ze.rach (זֶ֫רַח "Zerah" H2226I) § Izrahite = "descendant of Zerah" a descendant of Zerah of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3433

יָשֻׁ֫בִי לָ֑חֶם

ya.shu.vi le.chem — Lehem

Jashubi-lehem = "returner of bread" a descendant of Shelah, the son of Judah by Bath-shua the Canaanitess Another name of bet le.chem (בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם "Bethlehem" H1035G)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3935

לַעְדָּה

la.dah — Laadah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.21; son of: Shelah (H7956); brother of: Er (H6147H), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); father of: Mareshah (H4762H) § Laadah = "order" son of Shelah and grandson of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6558

פַּרְצִי

par.tsi — Perezite

Someone descended from Perez who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.29; son of: Judah (H3063) and Tamar (H8559); brother of: Zerah (H2226I); half-brother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956); father of: Hezron (H2696H) and Hamul (H2538) Group of pe.rets (פֶּ֫רֶץ "Perez" H6557) § Pharzites, of Pharez "breach" the descendants of Pharez, the son of Judah by Tamar

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8023

שִׁלֹנִי

shi.lo.ni — Shilonite

Someone living at Shiloh or descended from Shelah (H7956)(?), only mentioned at Neh.11.5; progenitors of: Zechariah (H2148W) § Shiloni, of Shiloh "peace bringer" an inhabitant of Shiloh

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8024

שֵׁלָנִי

she.la.ni — Shelanite

Someone descended from Shelah who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.5; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at Num.26.20; Group of she.lah (שֵׁלָה "Shelah" H7956) § Shelanites, of Shelah "quietness" a descendant of Shelah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8315

שָׂרָף

sa.raph — Saraph

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.22; son of: Shelah (H7956); brother of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137) and Joash (H3101K) § Saraph = "to burn" a Judaite, son of Shelah who ruled in Moab

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Historical dictionary entry

Petition. (1.) Judah’s third son (Gen. 38:2, 5, 11, 14). (2.) A son of Arphaxad (1 Chr. 1:18).

Scripture references

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

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