Quick Definition
Shelanite
Strong's Definition
a Shelanite (collectively), or descendants of Shelah
Derivation: from H7956 (שֵׁלָה);
KJV Usage: Shelanites.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שֵׁלָנִי (she.la.ni) — Shelanite. Someone descended from Shelah who was a man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.38.5; son of: Judah (H3063) and Bath-shua (H1323I); brother of: Er (H6147) and Onan (H0209); half-brother of: Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I); father of: Er (H6147H), Laadah (H3935), Jokim (H3137), Joash (H3101K) and Saraph (H8315); also called Shelanite at Num.26.20; Group of she.lah (שֵׁלָה "Shelah" H7956) § Shelanites, of Shelah "quietness" a descendant of Shelah
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj · שֵׁלָה
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֵׁלָנִי adj.gent. of foreg. [v.dj.ae]: c. art. as n.coll. Nu 26:20 (P). base