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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. Amos 1:10 וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי ve.shi.Lach.ti · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by me

    but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.

  2. Amos 1:12 וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי ve.shi.Lach.ti · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by me

    but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

  3. Amos 2:2 וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ ve.shi.lach.ti- · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by me

    but I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet;

  4. Amos 2:5 וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי ve.shi.Lach.ti · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by me

    but I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

  5. Amos 4:10 שִׁלַּ֨חְתִּי shi.Lach.ti · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have carried away your horses; and I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

  6. Amos 7:10 וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

  7. Amos 8:11 וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥י ve.hish.lach.Ti · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by me

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.

  8. Obadiah 1:1 שֻׁלָּ֔ח shu.Lach · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

  9. Obadiah 1:7 שִׁלְּח֗וּךָ shi.le.Chu.kha · An action: strong action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee on thy way, even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread lay a snare under thee: there is no understanding in him.

  10. Obadiah 1:13 תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָה tish.Lach.nah · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Enter not into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, look not thou on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither lay ye hands on their substance in the day of their calamity.

  11. Micah 6:4 וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח va.'esh.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by me

    For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

  12. Haggai 1:12 שְׁלָח֖וֹ she.la.Cho · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of Jehovah their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him; and the people did fear before Jehovah.

  13. Zechariah 1:10 שָׁלַ֣ח sha.Lach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.

  14. Zechariah 2:8 שְׁלָחַ֕נִי she.la.Cha.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

  15. Zechariah 2:9 שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃ ס she.la.Cha.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them; and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.

  16. Zechariah 2:11 שְׁלָחַ֥נִי she.la.Cha.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me unto thee.

  17. Zechariah 4:9 שְׁלָחַ֥נִי she.la.Cha.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.

  18. Zechariah 6:15 שְׁלָחַ֣נִי she.la.Cha.ni · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of Jehovah; and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of Jehovah your God.

  19. Zechariah 7:2 וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ vai.yish.Lach · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah,

  20. Zechariah 7:12 שָׁלַ֜ח sha.Lach · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.

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