What does שָׁלָל (šālāl) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלָל (šālāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "booty".
Hebrew · H7998
שָׁלָל
Booty
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שָׁלָל H7998
Pronunciation šālāl
What does שָׁלָל (šālāl) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלָל (šālāl) is a Hebrew word meaning "booty".
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Questions this entry answers
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
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the plunder 15× Genesis 49:27, Numbers 31:11, Joshua 11:14, 1 Samuel 14:32
the spoil 6× Deuteronomy 20:14, Joshua 22:8, Judges 5:30, Proverbs 16:19
plunder 5× 1 Samuel 30:20, 2 Samuel 3:22, 2 Chronicles 14:13, 2 Chronicles 28:8
and plunder 3× Numbers 31:12, Deuteronomy 3:7, Joshua 8:27
from the plunder 3× 1 Samuel 14:30, 1 Samuel 15:21, 1 Samuel 30:26
like a spoil of war 3× Jeremiah 21:9, Jeremiah 38:2, Jeremiah 39:18
from his plunder 2× Judges 8:24, Judges 8:25
its plunder 2× Deuteronomy 13:16
its spoil 2× Deuteronomy 20:14, Ezekiel 29:19
of plunder 2× 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2
spoil 2× Psalms 119:162, Ezekiel 38:13
the spoils 2× Exodus 15:9, Isaiah 53:12
a plunder 1× Judges 5:30
all the plunder 1× 2 Chronicles 15:11
among the spoils 1× Joshua 7:21
amount of plunder 1× 1 Samuel 30:16
and from the spoil 1× 2 Samuel 8:12
and loot 1× Ezekiel 7:21
and the plunder 1× Deuteronomy 2:35
and to plunder 1× Esther 8:11
as a spoil of war 1× Jeremiah 45:5
it 1× 2 Chronicles 28:8
loot 1× Daniel 11:24
of spoils 1× Isaiah 33:23
of the looter 1× Judges 5:30
of the plunder 1× 1 Samuel 30:19
of value 1× Proverbs 31:11
plundered 1× Jeremiah 50:10
some of the plunder 1× 1 Samuel 30:26
spoils 1× Isaiah 10:6
their plunder 1× Joshua 8:2
their possessions 1× Esther 3:13
their prey 1× Isaiah 10:2
to the plunder 1× 2 Kings 3:23
when your plunder 1× Zechariah 14:1
will be spoil 1× Jeremiah 49:32
with plunder 1× Proverbs 1:13
Your spoil, [O nations,] 1× Isaiah 33:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:27 שָׁלָֽל׃ to the plunder Noun - masculine singular Exodus 15:9 שָׁלָ֑ל to the spoils Noun - masculine singular Numbers 31:11 הַשָּׁלָ֔ל to the plunder Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 31:12 הַשָּׁלָ֖ל to and plunder Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 2:35 וּשְׁלַ֥ל to and the plunder Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 3:7 וּשְׁלַ֥ל to and plunder Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 13:16 שְׁלָלָ֗הּ to its plunder Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 13:16 שְׁלָלָהּ֙ to its plunder Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 20:14 שְׁלָלָ֖הּ to its spoil Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 20:14 שְׁלַ֣ל to the spoil Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 49:27
Aligned rows 73
Books represented 19
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 5 Judges 6 1 Samuel 10 2 Samuel 3 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 2 2 Chronicles 8 Esther 2 Psalms 2 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 5 Daniel 1 Zechariah 2
Source forms
הַשָּׁלָ֖ל 5x haš·šā·lāl Numbers 31:12, 1 Chronicles 26:27, 2 Chronicles 15:11, 2 Chronicles 20:25
שָׁלָֽל׃ 5x šā·lāl Genesis 49:27, Judges 5:30, Psalms 68:12, Proverbs 1:13
וּשְׁלַ֥ל 4x ū·šə·lal Deuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Chronicles 20:2
לְשָׁלָ֔ל 3x lə·šā·lāl Jeremiah 39:18, Jeremiah 45:5, Jeremiah 49:32
שָׁלָ֖ל 3x šā·lāl 2 Chronicles 14:13, Ezekiel 38:12, Zechariah 2:9
שָׁלָ֥ל 3x šā·lāl 2 Chronicles 28:8, Psalms 119:162, Ezekiel 38:13
שָׁלָל֙ 3x šā·lāl Isaiah 10:6, Isaiah 33:23, Ezekiel 38:13
הַשָּׁלָ֔ל 2x haš·šā·lāl Numbers 31:11, 1 Samuel 15:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 18x Genesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Judges 5:30, 2 Chronicles 14:13
Article | Noun - masculine singular 10x Numbers 31:11, Numbers 31:12, 1 Samuel 14:32, 1 Samuel 15:19
Noun - masculine singular construct 7x Deuteronomy 20:14, Joshua 11:14, Joshua 22:8, Judges 5:30
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 7x Jeremiah 21:9, Jeremiah 38:2, Jeremiah 39:18, Jeremiah 45:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 5x Deuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7, Joshua 8:27, 2 Samuel 12:30
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 5x Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 20:14, Joshua 8:2, Ezekiel 29:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x 2 Samuel 3:22, Proverbs 31:11, Daniel 11:24
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 3x 2 Chronicles 20:25, 2 Chronicles 24:23, Isaiah 10:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. booty
Source Gloss
booty
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
booty BDB: prey Usage: prey, spoil.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Material plunder taken from enemies in military conflict and conquest
Plunder and booty seized from conquered nations during warfare and invasion
Stolen or captured goods taken as booty during judgment and destruction
Plunder divided among those who participate in conquest and victory
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 74 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שָׁלָל 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