What does שָׁלָל · σκύλλω mean in the Bible?
שָׁלָל · σκύλλω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "plunder taken in battle".
Hebrew · H7998, G4660
שָׁלָל
Booty · to trouble
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שָׁלָל H7998 booty
Pronunciation šālāl
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σκύλλω G4660 to trouble
Pronunciation skýllō
To trouble or distress someone, often with implication of unnecessary burden or inconvenience.
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What does שָׁלָל (shalal) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלָל · σκύλλω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "plunder taken in battle".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7998, G4660?
H7998, G4660 is connected to 74 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. plunder taken in battle
Strong's H7998, G4660
Lexical occurrences 74 verses Source Gloss
plunder taken in battle
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שָׁלָל is built from this root:
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