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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: 7957. שַׁלְהֶ֫בֶת (shalhebeth) -- Flame</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7957.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/job/15-30.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/7957.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> > 7957</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/7956.htm" title="7956">◄</a> 7957. shalhebeth <a href="../hebrew/7958.htm" title="7958">►</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">shalhebeth: Flame</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שַׁלְהֶבֶת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shalhebeth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shal-heh'-beth<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shal-heh'-beth)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Flame<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a flare of fire<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to blaze<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shalhebeth," the concept of divine or passionate fire can be related to Greek words such as "πῦρ" (pur, Strong's G4442), meaning fire, which is used in contexts like the tongues of fire at Pentecost (Acts 2:3).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "shalhebeth" refers to a flame or blaze, often used metaphorically to describe intense passion or fervor. In the context of the Bible, it can symbolize the consuming nature of love or divine presence.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, fire was a powerful symbol of both destruction and purification. Flames were associated with the presence of God, as seen in the burning bush encountered by Moses (Exodus 3:2) and the pillar of fire that guided the Israelites (Exodus 13:21). The imagery of a flame was also used in romantic poetry, as seen in the Song of Solomon, to convey the intensity and purity of love.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/3851.htm">lahab</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>flame<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>flame (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שַׁלְהֶ֫בֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>flame</b></font> (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">שַׁלְהוֺבִיתָא</font> <img src="/bdbgif/bdb052904.gif">) — in <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לַהֶבֶת שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3</a>, of judgment; so <font class="hebrew2">שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/15-30.htm">Job 15:30</a>; <font class="hebrew2">רִשְׁמֵּי אֵשׁ שַׁלְהֶבֶתְיָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/8-6.htm">Songs 8:6</a> i.e. <em>Yahweh-flame</em> = powerful flame (> Jäger<sup>BAS i.471</sup> Jastr<sup>JBL xiii (1894), 111</sup> explains <font class="hebrew2">יָֿה</font> here as encl. particle) <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>flaming flame <p>From the same as <a href="/hebrew/3851.htm">lahab</a> with sibilant prefix; a flare of fire -- (flaming) flame. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3851.htm">lahab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שַׁלְהֶ֔בֶת שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃ שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת שלהבת שלהבתיה׃ šal·hā·ḇeṯ šal·he·ḇeṯ šal·he·ḇeṯ·yāh šalhāḇeṯ šalheḇeṯ šalheḇeṯyāh shalHavet shalHevet shalHevetYah<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/job/15-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 15:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ <b> שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת </b> וְ֝יָס֗וּר בְּר֣וּחַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from darkness; <span class="itali">The flame</span> will wither<br><a href="/kjvs/job/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> out of darkness; <span class="itali">the flame</span> shall dry up<br><a href="/interlinear/job/15-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his shoots will wither <span class="itali">the flame</span> will go the breath<p><b><a href="/text/songs/8-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 8:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רִשְׁפֵּ֕י אֵ֖שׁ <b> שַׁלְהֶ֥בֶתְיָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of fire, <span class="itali">The [very] flame</span> of the LORD.<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of fire, <span class="itali">[which hath a] most vehement flame.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/8-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are flashes of fire <span class="itali">the flame</span><p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/20-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 20:47</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִכְבֶּה֙ לַהֶ֣בֶת <b> שַׁלְהֶ֔בֶת </b> וְנִצְרְבוּ־ בָ֥הּ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the flaming <span class="itali">flame</span> shall not be quenched,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/20-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will not be quenched the blazing <span class="itali">flame</span> will be burned and the whole<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7957.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7957.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7957<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shalhavet_7957.htm">šal·hā·ḇeṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shalhevet_7957.htm">šal·he·ḇeṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shalhevetyah_7957.htm">šal·he·ḇeṯ·yāh — 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'; 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