Lexicon
שֵׁלָנִי
she.la.ni
H8024
N:N--PG Hebrew

Shelanite

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she.la.ni identifies the clan associated with Shelah among Judah’s descendants.

The term is used as a masculine singular gentilic identifying the clan associated with Shelah within the listing of Judah’s descendants in Numbers 26:20.

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  1. Clan identified with Shelah · dominant

    In Numbers 26:20, the masculine singular gentilic occurs in the enumeration of Judah’s sons and their clans. The APB renders the clause “Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites,” placing the term in a clan designation.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 26:20, the APB presents the term within “the clan of the Shelanites.” This identifies the clause’s overall presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.

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