שֶׁלֶט
shelet · shield
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7982 · appears 7 times in the Bible
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shelet (שֶׁלֶט) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “shield”.
(or quiver), part of a warrior's equipment; those of gold were luxury pieces.
How to say it
she·let
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A piece for protection in battle; golden ones were luxury items.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- shields ×6
- bucklers ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 8:7
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 11:10
The priest gave the commanders of hundreds the spears and the shields that had belonged to King David, which were in the house of YHWH.
- 1 Chronicles 18:7
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 23:9
Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the shields and the bucklers that had belonged to King David, which were in the house of Elohim.
- Song of Songs 4:4
Like the tower of David is your neck, built in rows; a thousand shields hang on it, all the shields of the mighty men.
- Jeremiah 51:11
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the shields! YHWH has stirred up the spirit of the kings of Media, for against Babylon is his purpose, to destroy her; for it is the vengeance of YHWH, the vengeance for his temple.
- Ezekiel 27:11
The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls all around, and the Gammadites were in your towers; their shields they hung on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.