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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 Chronicles 35:21 וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

  2. 2 Chronicles 36:10 שָׁלַח֙ sha.Lach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And at the return of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of Jehovah, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

  3. 2 Chronicles 36:15 וַיִּשְׁלַ֡ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:

  4. 2 Chronicles 36:15 וְשָׁל֑וֹחַ ve.sha.Lo.ach · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Jehovah, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:

  5. Ezra 8:16 וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡ה va.'esh.le.Chah · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, who were teachers.

  6. Nehemiah 2:5 תִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִי tish.la.Che.ni · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.

  7. Nehemiah 2:6 וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִי vai.yish.la.Che.ni · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the king said unto me (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

  8. Nehemiah 2:9 וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen.

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

    that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

  10. Nehemiah 6:3 וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨ה va.'esh.le.Chah · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

  11. Nehemiah 6:4 וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ vai.yish.le.Chu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

  12. Nehemiah 6:5 וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand,

  13. Nehemiah 6:8 וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤ה va.'esh.le.Chah · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

  14. Nehemiah 6:12 שְׁלָח֑וֹ she.la.Cho · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent him; but he pronounced this prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

  15. Nehemiah 6:19 שָׁלַ֥ח sha.Lach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Also they spake of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

  16. Nehemiah 8:10 וְשִׁלְח֤וּ ve.shil.Chu · A command to all of you: simple action

    Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

  17. Nehemiah 8:12 וּלְשַׁלַּ֣ח u.le.sha.Lach · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

  18. Nehemiah 13:21 אֶשְׁלַ֣ח 'esh.Lach · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

  19. Esther 1:22 וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    for he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his people.

  20. Esther 2:21 לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ lish.Lo.ach · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

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