- Original: שׁלני - Transliteration: Shelaniy - Phonetic: shay-law-nee' - Definition: Shelanites = see Shelah quietness 1. a descendant of Shelah - Origin: from H7956 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H7956 ; a Shelanite (collectively) or descendant of Shelah: - Shelanites. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Shelanites, 1 Numbers 26:20