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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שְׂלָו H7958
Pronunciation šĕlāw
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 It quail 3× Exodus 16:13, Numbers 11:31, Psalms 105:40
the quail 1× Numbers 11:32
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 16:13
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 Numbers 2 Psalms 1
Source forms
הַשְּׂלָ֔ו 2x haś·śə·lāw Exodus 16:13, Numbers 11:32
שְׂלָ֑ו 1x śə·lāw Psalms 105:40
שַׂלְוִים֮ 1x śal·wîm Numbers 11:31
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 16:13, Numbers 11:32
Noun - feminine plural 1x Numbers 11:31
Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 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 definition Source: 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:
שָׁלָה H7951
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