Lexical Definition
שׁוּתֶלַח Shûwthelach (shoo-theh'-lakh) Shuthelah N:N-M-P
probably from שָׁאָה and the same as תֶּלַח; crash of breakage
Shuthelah.
- § Shuthelah = "noise of breaking"
- Shuthelach, the name of two Israelites
1) son of Ephraim, ancestor of Joshua, and progenitor of family of Ephraim
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.35
- son of: Ephraim (אֶפְרַיִם)
- brother of: Becher (בֶכֶר), Tahan (תַּחַן), Ezer (עֶזֶר), Elead (אֶלְעָד) and Beriah (בְּרִיעָה)
- father of: Eran (עֵרָן) and Bered (בֶּרֶד)
- Also named: shu.tal.chi (שֻׁתַלְחִי "Shuthelahite" שֻׁתַלְחִי)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שׁוּתֶ֫לַח proper name, masculine in Ephraim, Num 26:35; 1Chr 7:21, שׁוּתָ֑לַח v1Chr 7:20; Num 26:36 Σουταλα, Σωθαλα, etc., ᵐ5L Σουθαλα(αμ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 26:35 · 26:36 |
| 1 Chronicles | 7:20 · 7:21 |
Profile
Male • Son of Ephraim • Son of Ephraim, ancestor of the Shuthelahite clan.
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Shuthelah was a son of Ephraim and the ancestor of the Shuthelahite clan within the tribe of Ephraim.
- A man from the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.35;
- referred to as Shuthelah שׁוּתֶלַח, or Shuthelahite שֻׁתַלְחִי;
- son of Ephraim אֶפְרַיִם;
- a brother of Becher בֶכֶר, Tahan תַּחַן, Ezer עֵזֶר, Elead אֶלְעָד and Beriah בְּרִיעָה;
- father of Eran עֵרָן and Bered בֶּרֶד.
Shuthelah is mentioned in Numbers 26:35,36 and 1 Chronicles 7:20 as a son of Ephraim, the son of Joseph. He is listed among the descendants of Ephraim who formed the tribe of Ephraim, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. In Numbers 26:35, the Shuthelahite clan, which descended from Shuthelah, is counted in the census taken in the wilderness. This clan, along with the other Ephraimite clans, formed the tribe of Ephraim, which later received its inheritance in the central region of Canaan after the conquest of the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership. The mention of Shuthelah in the genealogies highlights his role as an ancestor of a significant clan within the tribe of Ephraim.
All entries for Shuthelah: שׁוּתֶלַח ☩ שֻׁתַלְחִי