Word Study · Strong's H7695 · Hebrew
שֵׁגָל
shegal
shay-gawl'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shêgâl
“a (legitimate) queen”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a (legitimate) queen
Rendered in the KJV as
wife.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּ2
- שֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְ1
How it is rendered · 2
- wives his2
- wives your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
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- ANcfpc/Sp3ms · 2
- ANcfpc/Sp2ms · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel3 occurrences
- Daniel 5:2שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshegelatehnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularUnder the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.here: wives his
- Daniel 5:3שֵׁגְלָתֵ֖הּshegelatehnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.here: wives his
- Daniel 5:23שֵֽׁגְלָתָ֣ךְshegelatakhnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularInstead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.here: wives your
Same headword in Strong's