שֶׁלֶטsheleṭ/sheh'-let/
HebrewH79827 occurrences (KJV)
probably a shield (as controlling, i.e. protecting the person)
KJV renders it: shield.
Where it appears
- 2 Sam 8:7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 2 Kgs 11:10The priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David’s, which were in Yahweh’s house.
- 1 Chr 18:7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chr 23:9Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David’s, which were in God’s house.
- Song 4:4Your neck is like David’s tower built for an armory, whereon a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.
- Jer 51:11“Make the arrows sharp! Hold the shields firmly! Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for it is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance of his temple.
- Ezek 27:11The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, and valorous men were in your towers; they hung their shields on your walls all around; they have perfected your beauty.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.