What does שַׁבְלוּל mean in the Bible?
שַׁבְלוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a snail (as if floating in its own slime)".
Hebrew · H7642
שַׁבְלוּל
A snail (as if floating in its own slime)
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שַׁבְלוּל H7642
What does שַׁבְלוּל mean in the Bible?
שַׁבְלוּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a snail (as if floating in its own slime)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7642?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a slug (1).
Where does שַׁבְלוּל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 58:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a slug 1× Psalms 58:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 58:8
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Psalms 1
Source forms
שַׁ֭בְּלוּל 1x šab·bə·lûl Psalms 58:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 58:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a snail (as if floating in its own slime)
Source Gloss
a snail (as if floating in its own slime)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a snail (as if floating in its own slime) BDB: snail Usage: snail.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׁבְלוּל is built from this root:
שֹׁבֶל H7640
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain