Hebrew · H7998

שָׁלָל

Booty

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שָׁלָלH7998

Pronunciationšālāl

What does שָׁלָל (šālāl) mean in the Bible?

שָׁלָל (šālāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "booty".

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Questions this entry answers

What does שָׁלָל (šālāl) mean in the Bible?

שָׁלָל (šālāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "booty".

How does the BSB render H7998?

The BSB source-word alignment has 73 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the plunder (15), the spoil (6), plunder (5), and plunder (3), from the plunder (3).

Where does שָׁלָל (šālāl) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:27. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (10), 2 Chronicles (8), Isaiah (7), Deuteronomy (6).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

the plunder15×Genesis 49:27, Numbers 31:11, Joshua 11:14, 1 Samuel 14:32

the spoil6×Deuteronomy 20:14, Joshua 22:8, Judges 5:30, Proverbs 16:19

plunder5×1 Samuel 30:20, 2 Samuel 3:22, 2 Chronicles 14:13, 2 Chronicles 28:8

and plunder3×Numbers 31:12, Deuteronomy 3:7, Joshua 8:27

from the plunder3×1 Samuel 14:30, 1 Samuel 15:21, 1 Samuel 30:26

like a spoil of war3×Jeremiah 21:9, Jeremiah 38:2, Jeremiah 39:18

from his plunder2×Judges 8:24, Judges 8:25

its plunder2×Deuteronomy 13:16

its spoil2×Deuteronomy 20:14, Ezekiel 29:19

of plunder2×2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2

spoil2×Psalms 119:162, Ezekiel 38:13

the spoils2×Exodus 15:9, Isaiah 53:12

a plunder1×Judges 5:30

all the plunder1×2 Chronicles 15:11

among the spoils1×Joshua 7:21

amount of plunder1×1 Samuel 30:16

and from the spoil1×2 Samuel 8:12

and loot1×Ezekiel 7:21

and the plunder1×Deuteronomy 2:35

and to plunder1×Esther 8:11

as a spoil of war1×Jeremiah 45:5

it1×2 Chronicles 28:8

loot1×Daniel 11:24

of spoils1×Isaiah 33:23

of the looter1×Judges 5:30

of the plunder1×1 Samuel 30:19

of value1×Proverbs 31:11

plundered1×Jeremiah 50:10

some of the plunder1×1 Samuel 30:26

spoils1×Isaiah 10:6

their plunder1×Joshua 8:2

their possessions1×Esther 3:13

their prey1×Isaiah 10:2

to the plunder1×2 Kings 3:23

when your plunder1×Zechariah 14:1

will be spoil1×Jeremiah 49:32

with plunder1×Proverbs 1:13

Your spoil, [O nations,]1×Isaiah 33:4

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 49:27

Aligned rows73

Books represented19

Genesis1Exodus1Numbers2Deuteronomy6Joshua5Judges61 Samuel102 Samuel32 Kings11 Chronicles22 Chronicles8Esther2Psalms2Proverbs3Isaiah7Jeremiah6Ezekiel5Daniel1Zechariah2

Source forms

הַשָּׁלָ֖ל5xhaš·šā·lālNumbers 31:12, 1 Chronicles 26:27, 2 Chronicles 15:11, 2 Chronicles 20:25

שָׁלָֽל׃5xšā·lālGenesis 49:27, Judges 5:30, Psalms 68:12, Proverbs 1:13

וּשְׁלַ֥ל4xū·šə·lalDeuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2

לְשָׁלָ֔ל3xlə·šā·lālJeremiah 39:18, Jeremiah 45:5, Jeremiah 49:32

שָׁלָ֖ל3xšā·lāl2 Chronicles 14:13, Ezekiel 38:12, Zechariah 2:9

שָׁלָ֥ל3xšā·lāl2 Chronicles 28:8, Psalms 119:162, Ezekiel 38:13

שָׁלָל֙3xšā·lālIsaiah 10:6, Isaiah 33:23, Ezekiel 38:13

הַשָּׁלָ֔ל2xhaš·šā·lālNumbers 31:11, 1 Samuel 15:19

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular18xGenesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Judges 5:30, 2 Chronicles 14:13

Article | Noun - masculine singular10xNumbers 31:11, Numbers 31:12, 1 Samuel 14:32, 1 Samuel 15:19

Noun - masculine singular construct7xDeuteronomy 20:14, Joshua 11:14, Joshua 22:8, Judges 5:30

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular7xJeremiah 21:9, Jeremiah 38:2, Jeremiah 39:18, Jeremiah 45:5

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct5xDeuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7, Joshua 8:27, 2 Samuel 12:30

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular5xDeuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 20:14, Joshua 8:2, Ezekiel 29:19

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular3x2 Samuel 3:22, Proverbs 31:11, Daniel 11:24

Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural3x2 Chronicles 20:25, 2 Chronicles 24:23, Isaiah 10:2

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שָׁלָל

What does שָׁלָל (šālāl) mean in the Bible?

What does שָׁלָל (šālāl) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7998?

Where does שָׁלָל (šālāl) appear in Scripture?

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