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title: שֶׁל — who · The Tanakh dictionary
description: שֶׁל (lemma:שֶׁל), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 2 times: who. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# שֶׁל

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«שֶׁל» in the Tanakh dictionary: **who** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 2 times · **Key:** lemma:שֶׁל · **BDB:** שֶׁל

### Glosses

me (1); us (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

who [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1513/lemma_3a_5e9_5b6_5c1_5dc/#m1)

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**The whole BDB entry:** Ct 1:6; 3:7 al.; בְּשֶׁל Ec 8:17: v. שֶׁ·4 d.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech not compared, 0 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, only a cross-reference (10 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech not compared, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (8 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «שֶׁל» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1513/lemma_3a_5e9_5b6_5c1_5dc/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[2 Kings 6:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.6.11/)

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וַיִּסָּעֵר֙ לֵ֣ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֔ם עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶל־עֲבָדָיו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הֲלוֹא֙ תַּגִּ֣ידוּ לִ֔י מִ֥י מִשֶּׁלָּ֖נוּ אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

*Word for word:* and it.was.disturbed the.heart of.the.king of.Aram on the matter (the) this and he.called to servants his and he.said to them ? not will.you.tell to me who? from.\[those\] who.\[belong\] to us \[is\].to the.king of.Israel

*JPS 1917:* And the heart of the king of Aram was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them: 'Will ye not tell me which of us is for the king of Israel?'

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[Jonah 1:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JON.1.12/)

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם שָׂא֙וּנִי֙ וַהֲטִילֻ֣נִי אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם וְיִשְׁתֹּ֥ק הַיָּ֖ם מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יוֹדֵ֣עַ אָ֔נִי כִּ֣י בְשֶׁלִּ֔י הַסַּ֧עַר הַגָּד֛וֹל הַזֶּ֖ה עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

*Word for word:* and he.said to them pick me.up and hurl me into the sea and it.will.be.quiet the sea from on you (dm) \[am\].knowing I (dm).that by which of me the storm (the) great (the) this \[is\].on you

*JPS 1917:* And he said unto them: 'Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you; for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.'

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