Sheleg שֶׁ֫לֶג

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Sheleg (Hebrew שֶׁ֫לֶג, Strong's H7950) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “snow”. It occurs 20 times in 20 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

snow
Aramaic equivalent: te.lag (תְּלַג "snow" H8517)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

KJV	snow (18), snowy (1), with (1)
BSB	snow (11), snowy (2), than snow (2), white as snow (1), melting snow (1), like snow (1), it snows (1), does the snow (1)

Every verse with Sheleg, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus 4:6
And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow.

Numbers 12:10
And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.As the cloud lifted from above the Tent, suddenly Miriam became leprous, white as snow. Aaron turned toward her, saw that she was leprous,

2 Samuel 23:20
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

2 Kings 5:27
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.

1 Chronicles 11:22
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. He struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.

Job 6:16
Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
Job 9:30
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
Job 24:19
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
Job 37:6
For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
Job 38:22
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail,

Psalm 51:7
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Psalm 147:16
He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
Psalm 148:8
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,

Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 26:1
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
Proverbs 31:21
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.

Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
Isaiah 55:10
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

Jeremiah 18:14
Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?

Lamentations 4:7
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.

Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).