What does שִׁלְיָה mean in the Bible?
שִׁלְיָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a fetus or babe (as extruded in birth)".
Hebrew · H7988
שִׁלְיָה
A fetus or babe (as extruded in birth)
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שִׁלְיָה H7988
What does שִׁלְיָה mean in the Bible?
שִׁלְיָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a fetus or babe (as extruded in birth)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7988?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include the afterbirth (1).
Where does שִׁלְיָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:57. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (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 the afterbirth 1× Deuteronomy 28:57
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First aligned row Deuteronomy 28:57
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Deuteronomy 1
Source forms
וּֽבְשִׁלְיָתָ֞הּ 1x ū·ḇə·šil·yā·ṯāh Deuteronomy 28:57
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:57
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a fetus or babe (as extruded in birth)
Source Gloss
a fetus or babe (as extruded in birth)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a fetus or babe (as extruded in birth) BDB: after-birth Usage: young one.
Word Origins
שִׁלְיָה is built from this root:
שָׁלָה H7953
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