- Original: שׁלט - Transliteration: Shelet - Phonetic: sheh'-let - Definition: 1. shield - Origin: from H7980 - TWOT entry: 2397a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H7980 ; probably a shield (as controlling that is protecting the person): - shield. Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • shields, 7 2 Samuel 8:7; 2 Kings 11:10; 1 Chronicles 18:7; 2 Chronicles 23:9; Song of Songs 4:4; Jeremiah 51:11; Ezekiel 27:11