7950. sheleg

Lexicon

sheleg: Snow

Original Word: שֶׁלֶג
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: sheleg
Pronunciation: SHEH-leg
Phonetic Spelling: (sheh'-leg)
Definition: Snow
Meaning: snow

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

snowy

From shalag; snow (probably from its whiteness) -- snow(-y).

see HEBREW shalag

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
snow
NASB Translation
snow (18), snowy (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שֶׁלֶ֫ג noun masculine^{Isaiah 55:10} snow; — absolute ׳שׁ Isaiah 1:18 +, שָׁ֑לֶג Exodus 4:6 +; construct שֶׁ֫לֶג Jeremiah 18:14; — snow, 2 Samuel 23:20 (׳יוֺם הַשּׁ) = 1 Chronicles 11:22; Job 6:16; Job 37:6 ("" גֶּשֶׁם מָטָר) Psalm 147:16; Psalm 148:8 ( + אֵשׁ, בָּרָד, קִיטוֺר); ׳מֵימֵי שׁ Job 24:19, compare Job 9:30 Qr (בְּמֵי, < Qr בְּמוֺ De Di Bu and others, snow as purifying; see also [מַי]; in poetry ׳אִצְרוֺת שׁ Job 38:22 ("" בָּרָד ׳א); symbolic of cold Proverbs 31:21; as moistening, fertilizing Isaiah 55:10 ("" גֶּשֶׁם); on mountains, figurative of normal habit, לְבָנוֺן ׳שׁ Jeremiah 18:14; simile of whiteness, of leprosy Exodus 4:6 (J), Numbers 12:10(E), 2 Kings 5:27; with מִן comp,, of fair skin Lamentations 4:7 ("" חָלָב); simile of sins, יַלְבִּינוּ ׳כַּשּׁ Isaiah 1:18, compare Psalm 51:9 (מִן compare); simile of refreshment Proverbs 25:13 (drink cooled by snow, see references in DeToy), of the unfitting בַּקַיִץ ׳כַּשּׁ Proverbs 26:1 ("" מָטָר). — On snow in Palestine see Nicol^{Hast. DB SNOW}.

תְּלַג noun [masculine] snow (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew שֶׁלֶג); — absolute ׳ת Daniel 7:9 (simile).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be white.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry for snow is Strong's G5510 • χιών (chion). This term is used in the New Testament, notably in Revelation 1:14, where the hair of the Son of Man is described as "white like wool, as white as snow," again emphasizing purity and divine majesty.

Usage: The term שֶׁלֶג (sheleg) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to snow, often symbolizing purity, whiteness, and sometimes the cleansing power of God. It appears in various contexts, including descriptions of weather, metaphors for purity, and divine imagery.

Context: The Hebrew word שֶׁלֶג (sheleg) is used in the Old Testament to describe snow, a meteorological phenomenon characterized by its whiteness and purity. Snow is mentioned in several books of the Bible, often symbolizing purity and the cleansing power of God. For instance, in Isaiah 1:18, the prophet uses snow as a metaphor for forgiveness and purification: "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall become like wool."

In the poetic and wisdom literature, snow is used to illustrate the majesty and power of God's creation. Job 37:6 states, "For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’" This verse highlights God's sovereign control over nature, commanding the snow to fall as part of His divine order.

Snow also appears in descriptions of theophanies, where God's presence is depicted with imagery of snow to convey His holiness and purity. In Daniel 7:9, the Ancient of Days is described with clothing "as white as snow," emphasizing His righteousness and eternal purity.

The use of snow in the Bible serves as a powerful symbol of transformation, purity, and the divine nature of God, reflecting the cultural and religious significance of this natural element in the biblical world.

Forms and Transliterations

הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ השלג׃ וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶג וּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶג והשלג ומשלג כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג ׀ כַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ כַּשָּׁ֑לֶג כשלג כשלג׃ לַשֶּׁ֨לַג ׀ לשלג מִשֶּׁ֔לֶג מִשָּׁ֑לֶג משלג שֶׁ֗לֶג שֶׁ֣לֶג שֶׁ֨לֶג ׀ שָֽׁלֶג׃ שָׁ֑לֶג שלג שלג׃ haš·šā·leḡ hashShaleg haššāleḡ kaš·šā·leḡ kaš·še·leḡ kashShaleg kashSheleg kaššāleḡ kaššeleḡ laš·še·laḡ lashShelag laššelaḡ miš·šā·leḡ miš·še·leḡ mishShaleg mishSheleg miššāleḡ miššeleḡ šā·leḡ šāleḡ še·leḡ šeleḡ Shaleg Sheleg ū·miš·še·leḡ umishSheleg ūmiššeleḡ vehashSheleg wə·haš·še·leḡ wəhaššeleḡ

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 4:6
HEB: יָד֖וֹ מְצֹרַ֥עַת כַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃
NAS: his hand was leprous like snow.
KJV: [was] leprous as snow.
INT: his hand was leprous snow

Numbers 12:10
HEB: מִרְיָ֖ם מְצֹרַ֣עַת כַּשָּׁ֑לֶג וַיִּ֧פֶן אַהֲרֹ֛ן
NAS: [was] leprous, as [white as] snow. As Aaron
KJV: [became] leprous, [white] as snow: and Aaron
INT: Miriam leprous snow turned Aaron

2 Samuel 23:20
HEB: הַבֹּ֖אר בְּי֥וֹם הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃
NAS: in the middle of a pit on a snowy day.
KJV: of a pit in time of snow:
INT: of a pit day A snowy

2 Kings 5:27
HEB: מִלְּפָנָ֖יו מְצֹרָ֥ע כַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ ס
NAS: a leper [as white] as snow.
KJV: a leper [as white] as snow.
INT: his presence A leper snow

1 Chronicles 11:22
HEB: הַבּ֖וֹר בְּי֥וֹם הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃
NAS: inside a pit on a snowy day.
KJV: in a pit in a snowy day.
INT: A pit day A snowy

Job 6:16
HEB: עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ יִתְעַלֶּם־ שָֽׁלֶג׃
NAS: of ice [And] into which the snow melts.
KJV: by reason of the ice, [and] wherein the snow is hid:
INT: and melts the snow

Job 24:19
HEB: יִגְזְל֥וּ מֵֽימֵי־ שֶׁ֗לֶג שְׁא֣וֹל חָטָֽאוּ׃
NAS: consume the snow waters,
KJV: consume the snow waters:
INT: consume waters the snow Sheol have sinned

Job 37:6
HEB: כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לַג ׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א
NAS: For to the snow He says, 'Fall
KJV: For he saith to the snow, Be thou
INT: For to the snow says Fall

Job 38:22
HEB: אֶל־ אֹצְר֣וֹת שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד
NAS: the storehouses of the snow, Or have you seen
KJV: into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen
INT: about the storehouses of the snow the storehouses of the hail

Psalm 51:7
HEB: וְאֶטְהָ֑ר תְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִי וּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶג אַלְבִּֽין׃
NAS: me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
KJV: me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
INT: shall be clean wash snow shall be whiter

Psalm 147:16
HEB: הַנֹּתֵ֣ן שֶׁ֣לֶג כַּצָּ֑מֶר כְּ֝פ֗וֹר
NAS: He gives snow like wool; He scatters
KJV: He giveth snow like wool:
INT: gives snow wool the frost

Psalm 148:8
HEB: אֵ֣שׁ וּ֭בָרָד שֶׁ֣לֶג וְקִיט֑וֹר ר֥וּחַ
NAS: Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy
KJV: and hail; snow, and vapour;
INT: Fire and hail snow and clouds wind

Proverbs 25:13
HEB: כְּצִנַּת־ שֶׁ֨לֶג ׀ בְּי֬וֹם קָצִ֗יר
NAS: Like the cold of snow in the time
KJV: As the cold of snow in the time
INT: the cold of snow the time of harvest

Proverbs 26:1
HEB: כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג ׀ בַּקַּ֗יִץ וְכַמָּטָ֥ר
NAS: Like snow in summer and like rain
KJV: As snow in summer, and as rain
INT: snow summer rain

Proverbs 31:21
HEB: תִירָ֣א לְבֵיתָ֣הּ מִשָּׁ֑לֶג כִּ֥י כָל־
NAS: She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
KJV: She is not afraid of the snow for her household:
INT: afraid her household of the snow for for all

Isaiah 1:18
HEB: חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם כַּשָּׁנִים֙ כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ אִם־
NAS: They will be as white as snow; Though
KJV: they shall be as white as snow; though they be red
INT: your sins scarlet snow white Though

Isaiah 55:10
HEB: יֵרֵד֩ הַגֶּ֨שֶׁם וְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶג מִן־ הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם
NAS: For as the rain and the snow come down
KJV: cometh down, and the snow from heaven,
INT: come as the rain and the snow from heaven

Jeremiah 18:14
HEB: מִצּ֛וּר שָׂדַ֖י שֶׁ֣לֶג לְבָנ֑וֹן אִם־
NAS: Does the snow of Lebanon forsake
KJV: Will [a man] leave the snow of Lebanon
INT: the rock country the snow of Lebanon ever

Lamentations 4:7
HEB: זַכּ֤וּ נְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙ מִשֶּׁ֔לֶג צַח֖וּ מֵחָלָ֑ב
NAS: than snow, They were whiter
KJV: were purer than snow, they were whiter
INT: were purer her consecrated snow were whiter milk

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7950
19 Occurrences

haš·šā·leḡ — 2 Occ.
kaš·šā·leḡ — 3 Occ.
kaš·še·leḡ — 2 Occ.
laš·še·laḡ — 1 Occ.
miš·šā·leḡ — 1 Occ.
miš·še·leḡ — 1 Occ.
šā·leḡ — 2 Occ.
še·leḡ — 5 Occ.
ū·miš·še·leḡ — 1 Occ.
wə·haš·še·leḡ — 1 Occ.