shil.lem is a proper name listed among Naphtali’s sons and later as the ancestor of a clan.

The form is used as a proper name: it appears in a list of Naphtali’s sons in Genesis 46:24 and in a clan listing in Numbers 26:49.

1. Personal name in family and clan lists · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 46:24 the APB renders the name among “The sons of Naphtali,” while in Numbers 26:49 it places the name in the clause naming “the clan of the Shillemites.”

   Genesis 46:24Numbers 26:49

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “Shillem” in both verses: first in a list of sons and then alongside the clan designation “the Shillemites.” The clan wording should not be treated as a separate rendering of the lemma itself.