What does שְׂלָו (šĕlāw) mean in the Bible?
שְׂלָו (šĕlāw): Collective noun for quail; etymologically connected to heaviness/sluggishness, reflecting the bird's labored flight
Hebrew · H7958
שְׂלָו
The quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight)
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שְׂלָוH7958
Pronunciationšĕlāw
What does שְׂלָו (šĕlāw) mean in the Bible?
שְׂלָו (šĕlāw): Collective noun for quail; etymologically connected to heaviness/sluggishness, reflecting the bird's labored flight
Full entry for שְׂלָו (H7958) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7958?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include quail (3), the quail (1).
Where does שְׂלָו (šĕlāw) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (2), Exodus (1), 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 Itquail3×Exodus 16:13, Numbers 11:31, Psalms 105:40
the quail1×Numbers 11:32
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 16:13
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Exodus1Numbers2Psalms1
Source forms
הַשְּׂלָ֔ו2xhaś·śə·lāwExodus 16:13, Numbers 11:32
שְׂלָ֑ו1xśə·lāwPsalms 105:40
שַׂלְוִים֮1xśal·wîmNumbers 11:31
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xExodus 16:13, Numbers 11:32
Noun - feminine plural1xNumbers 11:31
Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 105:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Collective noun for quail; etymologically connected to heaviness/sluggishness, reflecting the bird's labored flight
Source Gloss
the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Collective noun for quail; etymologically connected to heaviness/sluggishness, reflecting the bird's labored flight
the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight) BDB: quail Usage: quails.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׂלָו is built from this root:
שָׁלָהH7951