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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. Isaiah 39:1 שָׁלַ֡ח sha.Lach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

  2. Isaiah 42:19 אֶשְׁלָ֑ח 'esh.Lach · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace with me, and blind as Jehovah's servant?

  3. Isaiah 43:14 שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי shi.Lach.ti · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.

  4. Isaiah 45:13 יְשַׁלֵּ֔חַ ye.sha.Le.ach · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward, saith Jehovah of hosts.

  5. Isaiah 48:16 שְׁלָחַ֖נִי she.la.Cha.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit.

  6. Isaiah 50:1 שִׁלַּחְתִּ֔יהָ shi.lach.Ti.ha · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Thus saith Jehovah, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.

  7. Isaiah 50:1 שֻׁלְּחָ֥ה shu.le.Chah · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Thus saith Jehovah, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities were ye sold, and for your transgressions was your mother put away.

  8. Isaiah 55:11 שְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃ she.lach.Tiv · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

  9. Isaiah 57:9 וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤י va.te.sha.le.Chi · An action: strong action, and then it happened, done by you

    And thou wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, and didst debase thyself even unto Sheol.

  10. Isaiah 58:6 וְשַׁלַּ֤ח ve.sha.Lach · The “to do” form of an action: strong action

    Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

  11. Isaiah 58:9 שְׁלַ֥ח she.Lach · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly;

  12. Isaiah 61:1 שְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙ she.la.Cha.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  13. Isaiah 66:19 וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣י ve.shi.lach.Ti · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by me

    And I will set a sign among them, and I will send such as escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.

  14. Jeremiah 1:7 אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙ 'esh.la.cha.Kha · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak.

  15. Jeremiah 1:9 וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:

  16. Jeremiah 2:10 שִׁלְח֥וּ shil.Chu · A command to all of you: simple action

    For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing.

  17. Jeremiah 3:1 יְשַׁלַּ֣ח ye.sha.Lach · An action: strong action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, will he return unto her again? will not that land be greatly polluted? But thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith Jehovah.

  18. Jeremiah 3:8 שִׁלַּחְתִּ֕יהָ shi.lach.Ti.ha · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot.

  19. Jeremiah 7:25 וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח va.'esh.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:

  20. Jeremiah 7:25 וְשָׁלֹֽחַ׃ ve.sha.Lo.ach · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:

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