שָׁלַח

sha.lach · to send: depart

Hebrew · Strong's H7971 · Verb · Sounds like: shaw-lakh' · 847 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to send: depart H7971G 669
  • to send: let go H7971H · a Meaning of 97
  • to send: reach H7971K · a Meaning of 64
  • to send: divorce H7971I · a Meaning of 11
  • to send: burn H7971L · a Meaning of 4
  • to send: marriage H7971J · a Meaning of 1
  • to send: exile H7971M · a Meaning of 1

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
שָׁלַח 814 vb. send
Qal
1. send: human subj.
2. send: subj. י׳ (God)
3. stretch out, esp. acc. hand
4. rarely send away: human subj.
5. let loose
Niph. letters were sent
Pi.
1. send off, away, human subj.
2.
a. send away, subj. י׳
b. give over
c. cast out
d. send out, forth
3. let go, set free
4. shoot forth branches
5. let down
6. shoot
7. Phrases
Pu. be sent off (started on journey); be put away, divorced, of wife; be impelled(?)
Hiph. and I (י׳) will send

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Kings 5:22 שְׁלָחַ֣נִי she.la.Cha.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.

  2. 2 Kings 5:24 וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח vay.sha.Lach · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.

  3. 2 Kings 6:7 וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.

  4. 2 Kings 6:9 וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down.

  5. 2 Kings 6:10 וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.

  6. 2 Kings 6:13 וְאֶשְׁלַ֖ח ve.'esh.Lach · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And he said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

  7. 2 Kings 6:14 וַיִּשְׁלַח־ vai.yish.lach- · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

  8. 2 Kings 6:23 וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֔ם vay.sha.le.Chem · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he prepared great provision for them; and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

  9. 2 Kings 6:32 וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

  10. 2 Kings 6:32 שָׁלַ֞ח sha.Lach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

  11. 2 Kings 7:13 וְנִשְׁלְחָ֖ה ve.nish.le.Chah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed); and let us send and see.

  12. 2 Kings 7:14 וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

  13. 2 Kings 8:9 שְׁלָחַ֤נִי she.la.Cha.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness?

  14. 2 Kings 8:12 תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח te.sha.Lach · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.

  15. 2 Kings 9:17 וּֽשְׁלַ֥ח u.she.Lach · A command to you: simple action

    Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?

  16. 2 Kings 9:19 וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.

  17. 2 Kings 10:1 וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying,

  18. 2 Kings 10:5 וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

  19. 2 Kings 10:7 וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ vai.yish.le.Chu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel.

  20. 2 Kings 10:21 וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.

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