Lexicon
שֶׁ֫לֶף
she.leph
H8026
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Sheleph

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she.leph is a proper name listed among those begotten by Joktan.

The attested form is a proper name occurring in genealogical statements that name it among those begotten by Joktan.

Senses in use

  1. A name in Joktan’s genealogy · dominant

    In Genesis 10:26 and 1 Chronicles 1:20, the form is tagged as a proper noun and appears in the list introduced by Joktan’s begetting. In Genesis 10:26 the APB renders the sequence “Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Sheleph” in both genealogical lists, within the clause stating that Joktan begot those named.

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