What does שֻׁלְחָן (šûlĕḥān) mean in the Bible?
שֻׁלְחָן (šûlĕḥān): Table as place of provision and covenant meal; spreads hospitality, sustenance, and communal belonging
Hebrew · H7979
שֻׁלְחָן
A table (as spread out); by implication, a meal
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שֻׁלְחָן H7979
Pronunciation šûlĕḥān
What does שֻׁלְחָן (šûlĕḥān) mean in the Bible?
שֻׁלְחָן (šûlĕḥān): Table as place of provision and covenant meal; spreads hospitality, sustenance, and communal belonging
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7979?
The BSB source-word alignment has 71 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the table (22), table (7), tables (7), a table (6), my table (6).
Where does שֻׁלְחָן (šûlĕḥān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (18), Ezekiel (13), 1 Kings (6), 2 Chronicles (5).
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 the table 22× Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:30, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 30:27
table 7× 1 Samuel 20:29, 2 Samuel 9:13, 1 Kings 4:27, 1 Kings 7:48
tables 7× 1 Chronicles 28:16, 2 Chronicles 4:8, Ezekiel 40:39, Ezekiel 40:40
a table 6× Exodus 25:23, 2 Kings 4:10, Psalms 23:5, Psalms 78:19
my table 6× Judges 1:7, 2 Samuel 9:7, 2 Samuel 9:10, Nehemiah 5:17
- 2× Exodus 26:35, 1 Chronicles 28:16
. . . 2× 1 Chronicles 28:16, Ezekiel 40:39
at his table 2× 1 Kings 10:5, 2 Chronicles 9:4
at your table 2× 2 Samuel 19:28, 1 Kings 2:7
the tables 2× 2 Chronicles 4:19, Ezekiel 40:43
[David’s] table 1× 2 Samuel 9:11
and the table 1× 2 Chronicles 29:18
become 1× Psalms 69:22
for each table 1× 1 Chronicles 28:16
her table 1× Proverbs 9:2
is the table 1× Ezekiel 41:22
more tables 1× Ezekiel 40:40
so that the table 1× Exodus 25:28
their tables 1× Isaiah 28:8
to a table 1× Job 36:16
with a table 1× Ezekiel 23:41
your table 1× Psalms 128:3
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:23 שֻׁלְחָ֖ן to a table Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:27 הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ to the table Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:28 הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ to so that the table Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:30 הַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ן to the table Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:35 הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ to the table Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:35 וְהַ֨שֻּׁלְחָ֔ן to - Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:35 הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן to the table Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 30:27 הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ to the table Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 31:8 הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ to the table Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 35:13 הַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ן to the table Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:23
Aligned rows 71
Books represented 18
Exodus 18 Leviticus 1 Numbers 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 5 1 Kings 6 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 4 2 Chronicles 5 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 4 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3 Ezekiel 13 Daniel 1 Malachi 2
Source forms
הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ 5x haš·šul·ḥān Exodus 26:35, Exodus 30:27, Exodus 31:8, Exodus 39:36
שֻׁלְחַ֥ן 5x šul·ḥan 2 Samuel 9:13, 1 Kings 4:27, 1 Kings 18:19, 2 Chronicles 29:18
הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן׃ 4x haš·šul·ḥān Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 37:14, Exodus 37:15
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן 3x haš·šul·ḥān Exodus 26:35, Exodus 40:4, Ezekiel 41:22
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ן 2x haš·šul·ḥān Exodus 25:30, Isaiah 21:5
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ן 2x haš·šul·ḥān Exodus 35:13, Leviticus 24:6
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ן 2x haš·šul·ḥān Exodus 37:10, 1 Samuel 20:34
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֗ן 2x haš·šul·ḥān Exodus 37:16, 1 Kings 7:48
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 23x Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 25:30, Exodus 26:35
Noun - masculine plural 10x 2 Chronicles 4:8, Isaiah 28:8, Ezekiel 40:39, Ezekiel 40:40
Noun - masculine singular construct 8x Numbers 4:7, 1 Samuel 20:29, 2 Samuel 9:13, 1 Kings 4:27
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 7x Judges 1:7, 2 Samuel 9:7, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11
Noun - masculine singular 5x Exodus 25:23, Psalms 23:5, Psalms 78:19, Isaiah 65:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x 2 Kings 4:10, 1 Chronicles 28:16, Ezekiel 23:41
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 3x 2 Samuel 19:28, 1 Kings 2:7, Job 36:16
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x 2 Chronicles 4:19, Ezekiel 40:43
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Table as place of provision and covenant meal; spreads hospitality, sustenance, and communal belonging
Source Gloss
a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Table as place of provision and covenant meal; spreads hospitality, sustenance, and communal belonging
a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal BDB: table Usage: table.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A table provided with regular meals and sustenance for a favored prisoner
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Word Origins
שֻׁלְחָן is built from this root:
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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