The meaning of “שְׂלָו”
Understanding sᵉlâv reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שְׂלָיו sᵉlâyv (sel-awv'); by orthographical variation from שָׁלָה through the idea of sluggishness quails. - the qua...
שְׂלָו
or שְׂלָיו sᵉlâyv (sel-awv'); by orthographical variation from שָׁלָה through the idea of sluggishness quails. - the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight) 1) quail
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 16:13 | “And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.” Word: שְׂלָו (sᵉlâv) | |
| Numbers 11:31 | “And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day’s journey on this side, and as it were a day’s journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.” Word: שְׂלָו (sᵉlâv) | |
| Numbers 11:32 | “And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.” Word: שְׂלָו (sᵉlâv) | |
| Psalms 105:40 | “The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.” Word: שְׂלָו (sᵉlâv) |