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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7642. שַׁבְלוּל (shabluwl) -- Snail, slug</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7642.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/psalms/58-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7642.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7642</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7641.htm" title="7641">◄</a> 7642. shabluwl <a href="../hebrew/7642a.htm" title="7642a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">shabluwl: Snail, slug</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שַׁבְלוּל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shabluwl<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shab-LOOL<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shab-lool')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Snail, slug<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a snail<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to trail or flow<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance for "shabluwl," as the concept is more culturally specific to the Hebrew text. However, Greek words related to decay or dissolution might be considered conceptually similar.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "shabluwl" refers to a snail or slug, particularly emphasizing the creature's slow movement and the trail it leaves behind. In the biblical context, it is used metaphorically to describe something that wastes away or dissolves.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the snail or slug was likely observed for its slow movement and the slimy trail it left behind. These characteristics made it a fitting metaphor for describing the gradual wasting away or dissolution of something. The imagery of a snail melting away was a vivid picture for the Israelites, who lived in an agrarian society where such creatures were common.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שַׁבְּלוּל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>snail</b></font> (Shaph`el form, <em>causing moisture</em>, from notion of moisture or fluid in <font class="hebrew2">בלל</font>); — name due to slimy trail <a href="/interlinear/psalms/58-9.htm">Psalm 58:9</a>, <font class="hebrew2">שַׁבְּלוּל</font> <font class="hebrew2">תֶּמֶס יַהֲלֹךְ</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>snail <p>From the same as <a href="/hebrew/7640.htm">shebel</a>; a snail (as if floating in its own slime) -- snail. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7640.htm">shebel</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בלול שַׁ֭בְּלוּל bə·lūl belul bəlūl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/58-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 58:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/58.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כְּמ֣וֹ <b> שַׁ֭בְּלוּל </b> תֶּ֣מֶס יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/58.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">[Let them be] as a snail</span> which melts away<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/58.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">As a snail</span> [which] melteth,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/58-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> as <span class="itali">A snail</span> melts goes<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7642.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7642.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7642<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/belul_7642.htm">bə·lūl — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7641.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7641"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7641" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7642a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7642a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7642a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>