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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. Job 12:15 וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם vi.sha.le.Chem · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

  2. Job 14:20 וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ Va.te.sha.le.Che.hu · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by you

    Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

  3. Job 18:8 שֻׁלַּ֣ח shu.Lach · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

  4. Job 20:23 יְֽשַׁלַּח־ ye.sha.lach- · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

  5. Job 21:11 יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ ye.sha.le.Chu · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.

  6. Job 22:9 שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ shi.Lach.ta · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

  7. Job 28:9 שָׁלַ֣ח sha.Lach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.

  8. Job 30:11 שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ shi.Le.chu · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.

  9. Job 30:12 שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ shi.Le.chu · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Upon my right hand rise the rabble; They thrust aside my feet, And they cast up against me their ways of destruction.

  10. Job 30:24 יִשְׁלַח־ yish.lach- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Howbeit doth not one stretch out the hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?

  11. Job 38:35 הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח hat.sha.Lach · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?

  12. Job 39:3 תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃ te.sha.Lach.nah · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains.

  13. Job 39:5 שִׁלַּ֣ח shi.Lach · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

  14. Psalms 18:14 וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.

  15. Psalms 18:16 יִשְׁלַ֣ח yish.Lach · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.

  16. Psalms 20:2 יִשְׁלַֽח־ yish.lach- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Send thee help from the sanctuary, And strengthen thee out of Zion;

  17. Psalms 43:3 שְׁלַח־ she.lach- · A command to you: simple action

    Oh send out thy light and thy truth; Let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.

  18. Psalms 44:2 וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ Va.te.sha.le.Chem · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by you

    Thou didst drive out the nations with thy hand; But them thou didst plant: Thou didst afflict the peoples; But them thou didst spread abroad.

  19. Psalms 50:19 שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ sha.Lach.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

  20. Psalms 55:20 שָׁלַ֣ח sha.Lach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.

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