Word Study · Strong's H7982 · Hebrew

שֶׁלֶט

shelet

sheh'-let

Strong's 1890 spelling: sheleṭ

“probably a shield (as controlling, i.e. protecting the person)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

probably a shield (as controlling, i.e. protecting the person)

Rendered in the KJV as

shield.

7
occurrencesin the Old Testament
7 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

הַשְּׁלָטִ֔ים2
שִׁלְטֵ֣י2
הַשְּׁלָטִים֒1
שִׁלְטֵ֥י1
שִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞ם1

How it is rendered · 3

[the] shields of3
the shields3
shields their1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)3
the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural3
noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcmpc · 3
HTd/Ncmpa · 3
HNcmpc/Sp3mp · 1

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

2 Samuel1 of 7 · 14%
2 Kings1 of 7 · 14%
1 Chronicles1 of 7 · 14%
2 Chronicles1 of 7 · 14%
Song of Solomon1 of 7 · 14%

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2 Samuel1 occurrence

2 Samuel 8:7שִׁלְטֵ֣יshilteinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.here: [the] shields of

2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 11:10הַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםhashelatimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and shields of King David from the house of the LORD.here: the shields

1 Chronicles1 occurrence

1 Chronicles 18:7שִׁלְטֵ֣יshilteinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.here: [the] shields of

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 23:9הַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםhashelatimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThen Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.here: the shields

Song of Solomon1 occurrence

Song of Solomon 4:4שִׁלְטֵ֥יshilteinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.here: [the] shields of

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 51:11הַשְּׁלָטִים֒hashelatimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.here: the shields

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 27:11שִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞םshilteihemnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralMen of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.here: shields their

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