Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shel

shel

שֶׁל

What it means

on account of, whatsoever, whichsoever

Where it comes from

for the rel. ʼăsher (אֲשֶׁר); used with prepositional prefix, and often followed by some pronominal affix

How the King James translates it

  • though1
  • cause1
  • sake1

Every place it appears 3

Ecclesiastes8:17
Jonah1:71:12
shel — Hebrew word meaning “on account of, whatsoever, whichs”