שֻׁלְחָן
table
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute 34 times (48%)
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct 23 times (32%)
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Absolute 12 times (17%)
- Noun, Common, Masculine, Plural, Construct 2 times (3%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 71 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where H7979 appears — 62 distinct verses across 18 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Exodus 16 verses
- Exodus 25:23 שֻׁלְחָ֖ן n c ms "You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and one and a half cubits its height.
- Exodus 25:27 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָֽן ptcl def.art + n c ms the rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.
- Exodus 25:28 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָֽן ptcl def.art + n c ms You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.
- Exodus 25:30 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֛ן ptcl def.art + n c ms You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.
- Exodus 26:35 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָן֙ הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֔ן וְ/הַ֨/שֻּׁלְחָ֔ן ptcl def.art + n c ms ptcl def.art + n c ms conj + ptcl def.art + n c ms You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand over against the table on the side of the tent toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.
- Exodus 30:27 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָן֙ ptcl def.art + n c ms the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense,
- Exodus 31:8 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָן֙ ptcl def.art + n c ms the table and its vessels, the pure lampstand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,
- Exodus 35:13 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֥ן ptcl def.art + n c ms the table with its poles and all its vessels, and the show bread;
- Exodus 37:10 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֖ן ptcl def.art + n c ms He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its breadth was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.
- Exodus 37:14 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָֽן ptcl def.art + n c ms The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.
- Exodus 37:15 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָֽן ptcl def.art + n c ms He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
- Exodus 37:16 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֗ן ptcl def.art + n c ms He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.
- Exodus 39:36 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָן֙ ptcl def.art + n c ms the table, all its vessels, the show bread,
- Exodus 40:4 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֔ן ptcl def.art + n c ms You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lampstand, and light the lamps of it.
- Exodus 40:22 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָן֙ ptcl def.art + n c ms He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tent northward, outside of the veil.
- Exodus 40:24 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֑ן ptcl def.art + n c ms He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the tent southward.
Leviticus 1 verse
Numbers 2 verses
- Numbers 3:31 וְ/הַ/שֻּׁלְחָן֙ conj + ptcl def.art + n c ms Their charge shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, and the screen, and all its service.
- Numbers 4:7 שֻׁלְחַ֣ן n c ms cs On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.
Judges 1 verse
1 Samuel 2 verses
- 1 Samuel 20:29 שֻׁלְחַ֖ן n c ms cs and he said, Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he has commanded me [to be there]: and now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away, I pray you, and see my brothers. Therefore he is not come to the king's table.
- 1 Samuel 20:34 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֖ן ptcl def.art + n c ms So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
2 Samuel 5 verses
- 2 Samuel 9:7 שֻׁלְחָנִ֖/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs David said to him, "Don't be afraid of him; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore you all the land of Saul your father; and you shall eat bread at my table continually."
- 2 Samuel 9:10 שֻׁלְחָנִ֑/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs You shall till the land for him, you, and your sons, and your servants; and you shall bring in [the fruits], that your master's son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread always at my table." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
- 2 Samuel 9:11 שֻׁלְחָנִ֔/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs Then said Ziba to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so shall your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, [said the king], he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.
- 2 Samuel 9:13 שֻׁלְחַ֥ן n c ms cs So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem; for he ate continually at the king's table. He was lame in both his feet.
- 2 Samuel 19:28 שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?
1 Kings 6 verses
- 1 Kings 2:7 שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.
- 1 Kings 4:27 שֻׁלְחַ֥ן n c ms cs Those officers provided food for king Solomon, and for all who came to king Solomon's table, every man in his month; they let nothing be lacking.
- 1 Kings 7:48 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֗ן ptcl def.art + n c ms Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Yahweh: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the show bread was, of gold;
- 1 Kings 10:5 שֻׁלְחָנ֡/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their clothing, and his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Yahweh; there was no more spirit in her.
- 1 Kings 13:20 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֑ן ptcl def.art + n c ms It happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of Yahweh came to the prophet who brought him back;
- 1 Kings 18:19 שֻׁלְחַ֥ן n c ms cs Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel to Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred fifty, and the prophets of the Asherah four hundred, who eat at Jezebel's table.
2 Kings 1 verse
1 Chronicles 1 verse
2 Chronicles 5 verses
- 2 Chronicles 4:8 שֻׁלְחָנוֹת֮ n c mp He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. He made one hundred basins of gold.
- 2 Chronicles 4:19 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָנ֔וֹת ptcl def.art + n c mp Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon was the show bread;
- 2 Chronicles 9:4 שֻׁלְחָנ֡/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their clothing, his cup bearers also, and their clothing, and his ascent by which he went up to the house of Yahweh; there was no more spirit in her.
- 2 Chronicles 13:11 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֣ן ptcl def.art + n c ms and they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense: the show bread also [set they] in order on the pure table; and the lampstand of gold with the lamps of it, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Yahweh our God; but you have forsaken him.
- 2 Chronicles 29:18 שֻׁלְחַ֥ן n c ms cs Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within [the palace], and said, We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels of it, and the table of show bread, with all the vessels of it.
Nehemiah 1 verse
Job 1 verse
Psalms 4 verses
- Psalms 23:5 שֻׁלְחָ֗ן n c ms You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
- Psalms 69:22 שֻׁלְחָנָ֣/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap.
- Psalms 78:19 שֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ן n c ms Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
- Psalms 128:3 לְ/שֻׁלְחָנֶֽ/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Your wife will be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of your house; Your children like olive plants, Around your table.
Proverbs 1 verse
Isaiah 3 verses
- Isaiah 21:5 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֛ן ptcl def.art + n c ms They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, you princes, anoint the shield.
- Isaiah 28:8 שֻׁלְחָנ֔וֹת n c mp For all tables are full of vomit [and] filthiness, [so that there is] no place [clean].
- Isaiah 65:11 שֻׁלְחָ֔ן n c ms But you who forsake Yahweh, who forget my holy mountain, who prepare a table for Fortune, and who fill up mixed wine to Destiny;
Ezekiel 9 verses
- Ezekiel 23:41 וְ/שֻׁלְחָ֥ן conj + n c ms and sit on a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon you did set my incense and my oil.
- Ezekiel 39:20 שֻׁלְחָנִ/י֙ n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs You shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, says the Lord Yahweh.
- Ezekiel 40:39 שֻׁלְחָנוֹת֙ שֻׁלְחָנ֖וֹת n c mp n c mp In the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to kill thereon the burnt offering and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering.
- Ezekiel 40:40 שֻׁלְחָנ֑וֹת שֻׁלְחָנֽוֹת n c mp n c mp On the [one] side outside, as one goes up to the entry of the gate toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side, which belonged to the porch of the gate, were two tables.
- Ezekiel 40:41 שֻׁלְחָנ֜וֹת שֻׁלְחָנ֛וֹת שֻׁלְחָנ֖וֹת n c mp n c mp n c mp Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they killed [the sacrifices].
- Ezekiel 40:42 שֻׁלְחָנ֨וֹת n c mp There were four tables for the burnt offering, of hewn stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; whereupon they laid the instruments with which they killed the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
- Ezekiel 40:43 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָנ֖וֹת ptcl def.art + n c mp The hooks, a handbreadth long, were fastened within round about: and on the tables was the flesh of the offering.
- Ezekiel 41:22 הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֔ן ptcl def.art + n c ms The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and the length of it two cubits; and the corners of it, and the length of it, and the walls of it, were of wood: and he said to me, This is the table that is before Yahweh.
- Ezekiel 44:16 שֻׁלְחָנִ֖/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs they shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.
Daniel 1 verse
Malachi 2 verses
- Malachi 1:7 שֻׁלְחַ֥ן n c ms cs You offer polluted bread on my altar. You say, 'How have we polluted you?' In that you say, 'Yahweh's table contemptible.'
- Malachi 1:12 שֻׁלְחַ֤ן n c ms cs "But you profane it, in that you say, 'Yahweh's table is polluted, and its fruit, even its food, is contemptible.'
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
The Hebrew noun שלחן centers on the idea of “table.” First canonically at Exodus 25:23, it enters the text early. The Hebrew Bible uses it across 62 verses — moderately common. Exodus dominates its distribution — 16 of 62 verses. Related forms include שלח, משלוח and שלוח. For the data behind this summary, explore the sense tree and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H7979 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 62
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 62 distinct verses.
- 18 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 18 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #558
- by frequency
- Top 1000 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 558 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 62 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 62 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 29 verses · 47%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 19 verses · 31%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 14 verses · 23%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Table 49×, Tables 12×
- American Standard Version: Table 40×, Tables 10×, 's table 4×
- Berean Standard Bible: Table 52×, Tables 10×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Table 49×, Tables 10×, Table of 8×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H7979 across 70 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 9 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H7979 across 70 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 14 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H7979 across 66 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 4 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 5 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H7979 across 75 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 3 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 3 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. table for king’s repast Ju 1:7 (c. תַּחַת), 1 S 20:29, 34; 2 S 9:11 (read שׁ׳ דָּוִד 𝔊 Th We Dr and mod.), v 13; 19:29; 1 K 2:7; 5:1; 18:19; 10:5 = 2 Ch 9:4, cf. Is 21:5 (c. עָרַךְ (q.v. 1 c) arrange); c. עַל 2 S 9:7, 10, 11 Dn 11:27; for governor Ne 5:17 (c. עַל). e.g. Judges 1:7
- 2. for private use 1 K 13:20 (c. אֶל), Jb 36:16 ψ 23:5 (fig., c. עָרַךְ), cf. 78:19 (id.), 128:3, also (in bedroom) 2 K 4:10; of revellers Is 28:8, cf. ψ 69:23 (fig.), of wisdom (fig.), of wisdom (fig.) Pr 9:2. e.g. 1 Kings 13:20
- 3. especially Ez P for sacred uses: in tab. Ex 25:23 + 17 times 25–40, Nu 3:31, שֻׁלְחַן הַפָּנִים Nu 4:7 (cf. 2 Ch 29:18 infr.); הַשּׁ׳ הַטָּהֹר Lv 24:6 (cf. 2 Ch 13:11 infr.); in Sol.’s temple 1 K 7:48; 2 Ch 29:18, also (10 in no.) 4:8, 19; 13:11, cf. 1 Ch 28:16(×4), also Ez 23:41 (c. עָרַךְ); in Ezekiel’s temple Ez 40:39(×2) + 6 times Ez 40 (8 in no.), 40:42 (of stone, 4 in no.); like altar 41:22, = altar of burnt-offering 44:16; in second temple, שֻׁלְחַן י׳ Mal 1:7, שׁ׳ אֲדֹנָי v 12; for idolatrous meal Is 65:11; fig. of י׳’s sacrif. feast Ez 39:20 (eschatol.). e.g. Exodus 25:23
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.m. Ex 25:23 table (on form of word cf. GFMl.c.; proposes (v. supr.) skin or leather mat spread on ground, v. also, on early Sem. ‘table,’ Thes1417 WeSkizzen iv. 157 RSSem i. 184; 2nd ed. 201 KennedyEncy. Bib. iii. 2991);—abs. שׁ׳ 1 S 20:34 +; cstr. שֻׁלְחַן 1 K 5:7 +; sf. שֻׁלְחָנִי Ju 1:7 +, etc.; pl. שֻׁלְחָנוֹת Is 28:8 +, cstr. שֻׁלְחֲנוֹת 1 Ch 28:16(×2);—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from שלח (shâlach) (H7971) — to send.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
שֻׁלְחָן
- , v. sub שׁוּלְ׳.
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 47 distinct written forms H7979 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H7979, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- משלוח mishlôwach H4916 pasture
- שלוח shillûwach H7964 parting gift
- שלח shᵉlach H7972 to send
- שלח shelach H7973 weapon
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 7 — not the complete family. 1 of the same-root words is a proper name (a person or place). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 57 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 62 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Exodus 25:23
- Leviticus 24:6
- Numbers 3:31
- Judges 1:7
- 1 Samuel 20:29
- 2 Samuel 9:7
- 1 Kings 2:7
- 2 Kings 4:10
- 1 Chronicles 28:16
- 2 Chronicles 4:8
- Job 36:16
- Psalms 23:5
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
