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(Heb. Shelah', ùֵׁìָä , a petition, as in 1Sa_1:17; or rather perhaps peace, i.q. Shiloh Sept. Óçëώì or Óçëώ í . r. Óçëώ ), the youngest son of Judah by the daughter of Shuah the Canaanite (Gen_38:5; Gen_38:11; Gen_38:14; Gen_38:26; Gen_41:12; 1Ch_2:2). B.C. ante 1873. His descendants, some of whom are numerated in 1Ch_4:21-23 are called (Num_26:20) Shelanites q.v.). For Shelach (A.V. “Shelah,” 1Ch_1:18), the son of Arphaxad, SEE SELA.