Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Petition. (1.) Judah’s third son (Gen. 38:2, 5, 11, 14). (2.) A son of Arphaxad (1 Chr. 1:18).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a petition).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
SHE'LAH (petition), the third son of Judah. Gen 38:5, Rev 1:11, 2 Kgs 22:14, Acts 11:26; Gen 46:12; Num 26:20; 1 Chr 2:3; 1 Chr 4:21.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHE'LAH (sprout). 1 Chr 1:18, 1 Chr 1:24. See Salah.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
that breaks; that unties; that undresses