Get to know Shel better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
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Shel meaning
A diminutive of the male given name Sheldon.
Using Shel
- The main meaning on this page is: A diminutive of the male given name Sheldon.
- In the example corpus, shel often appears in combinations such as: nyse shel, shel silverstein, preposition shel.
Context around Shel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shel
- In this selection, "shel" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, preposition, gadol, classic, silverstein, gomlei and olam stand out and add context to how "shel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a kotzo shel yod קוצו and as rabban shel yisrael which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shel" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A number of research firms have recently commented on SHEL. (10 words)
SHEL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. (12 words)
You will be asking the voters who a currently going through a hard time to shel. (16 words)
Thus they hold that even as small a mark as a kotzo shel yod (קוצו של יוד), the serif of the Hebrew letter yod (י), the smallest letter, or decorative markings, or repeated words, were put there by God to teach scores of lessons. (44 words)
Basically similar to Classical Biblical Hebrew, apart from a few foreign words adopted for mainly governmental terms, and some syntactical innovations such as the use of the particle shel (of, belonging to). (32 words)
Hasidic Rebbes traditionally hold a tish on the night of Shvi'i shel Pesach and place a cup or bowl of water on the table before them. (27 words)
Example sentences (17)
A number of research firms have recently commented on SHEL.
L’lamedcha schar gadol shel gomlei chasodim does not contain information about that which is prohibited or permitted, that which is ritually contaminated of pure.
You will be asking the voters who a currently going through a hard time to shel.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of SHEL.
Like the classic Shel Silverstein poem The Little Boy and the Old Manpresents the plights of being old and young as parallels.
Recorded first by Bobby Bare at the behest of songwriter Shel Silverstein, the song has become synonymous with Rogers’ raspy voice.
SHEL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports.
Our Tefilla to the Rebono Shel Olam, Who is the Melech Rofei Ne’eman. is that we should all be protected.
Shel Silverstein’s houseboat is for sale for $783,000, and y’all, it looks cozy af.
Basically similar to Classical Biblical Hebrew, apart from a few foreign words adopted for mainly governmental terms, and some syntactical innovations such as the use of the particle shel (of, belonging to).
Hasidic Rebbes traditionally hold a tish on the night of Shvi'i shel Pesach and place a cup or bowl of water on the table before them.
In modern speech, the use of the construct is sometimes interchangeable with the preposition "shel", meaning "of".
Kos shel Eliyahu ha-Navi (cup of Elijah the Prophet); Miriam's cup In many traditions, the front door of the house is opened at this point.
Modern Hebrew tends to reserve this for a limited number of nouns, but usually prefers to use the preposition shel, as in the previous case.
The acronym is sometimes also fancifully expanded as Rabban Shel YIsrael which means the rabbi of Israel, or as Rabbenu SheYichyeh (Our Rabbi, may he live).
This practice is known as yom tov sheni shel galuyot, "second day of festivals in exile communities".
Thus they hold that even as small a mark as a kotzo shel yod (קוצו של יוד), the serif of the Hebrew letter yod (י), the smallest letter, or decorative markings, or repeated words, were put there by God to teach scores of lessons.
Common combinations with shel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: