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HebrewH7971Verb

שָׁלַח

sha.lach

738Occurrences
H7971Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
depart/send 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

שָׁלַח appears 738 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
77
2 Kings
65
Genesis
60
1 Samuel
58
Exodus
54
2 Samuel
53
1 Kings
38
Judges
36

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 10:9BSB

They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people.

2 Kings 10:5BSB

So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”

Esther 4:4BSB

When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.

Genesis 8:7BSB

and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.

Jeremiah 50:33BSB

This is what the LORD of Hosts says:“The sons of Israel are oppressed,and the sons of Judah as well.All their captors hold them fast,refusing to release them.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.