What does שֻׁלְחָן · τράπεζα mean in the Bible?
שֻׁלְחָן · τράπεζα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a place of royal provision and fellowship".
Hebrew · H7979, G5132
שֻׁלְחָן
A table (as spread out); by implication, a meal · table
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שֻׁלְחָן H7979 a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal
Pronunciation šûlĕḥān
Table as place of provision and covenant meal; spreads hospitality, sustenance, and communal belonging
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τράπεζα G5132 table
Pronunciation trápeza
Physical table for eating; by extension, a money-changer's table or banking establishment.
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What does שֻׁלְחָן (shulchan) mean in the Bible?
שֻׁלְחָן · τράπεζα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a place of royal provision and fellowship".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7979, G5132?
H7979, G5132 is connected to 71 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a place of royal provision and fellowship
Strong's H7979, G5132
Lexical occurrences 71 verses Source Gloss
a place of royal provision and fellowship
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֻׁלְחָן is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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