7949. shalag
Berean Strong's Lexicon
shalag: To snow

Original Word: שָׁלַג
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shalag
Pronunciation: shah-lag'
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-lag')
Definition: To snow
Meaning: to be snow-white

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5510 (chion): The Greek word for snow, used in similar contexts to describe purity and divine transformation.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "shalag" primarily means "to snow" or "to be white like snow." It is used in the context of describing the natural phenomenon of snow falling or the whiteness associated with snow. The term conveys purity, cleansing, and transformation, often symbolizing spiritual renewal or divine intervention.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, snow was a rare and awe-inspiring event, especially in regions like Israel where it was not a common occurrence. Snow symbolized purity and was often used metaphorically in biblical literature to describe cleansing from sin or the purity of God's actions and character. The whiteness of snow served as a powerful visual metaphor for holiness and divine purity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
denominative verb from sheleg
Definition
to snow
NASB Translation
snowing (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[שָׁלַג] verb denominative Hiph`il snow; — Imperfect3feminine singular תַּשְׁלֵג (Ges§ 109k), impersonal Psalm 68:15 it snows on almon (meaning obscure).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be as snow

A primitive root; properly, meaning to be white; used only as denominative from sheleg; to be snow-white (with the linen clothing of the slain) -- be as snow.

see HEBREW sheleg

Forms and Transliterations
תַּשְׁלֵ֥ג תשלג taš·lêḡ tashLeg tašlêḡ
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 68:14
HEB: מְלָ֘כִ֤ים בָּ֗הּ תַּשְׁלֵ֥ג בְּצַלְמֽוֹן׃
NAS: the kings there, It was snowing in Zalmon.
KJV: kings in it, it was [white] as snow in Salmon.
INT: the Almighty the kings snowing Zalmon

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 7949
1 Occurrence


taš·lêḡ — 1 Occ.
















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