Lexicon
שְׂלָו
se.lav
H7958
H:N-F Hebrew

quail

4
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

se.lav denotes birds brought to and gathered around the camp as food in the cited passages.

The attested passages use the term for birds arriving around the camp, being gathered by the people, and being brought in response to a request; the same usage appears with singular and plural forms.

Senses in use

  1. Birds brought and gathered as food · dominant

    In Exodus 16:13 the singular absolute form occurs in the clause where birds come up and cover the camp; in Numbers 11:31 the plural absolute form occurs where they are brought from the sea and left around the camp. Numbers 11:32 describes the people gathering them, while in Psalm 105:40 the APB renders the clause "he brought quail" after a request.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB consistently uses "quail" in scenes of arrival, gathering, and provision. This rendering confirms the verse-level presentation rather than isolating every contribution of the Hebrew term.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture