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שָׁלַח

sha.lachto send: departHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb847 occurrences34 books790 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Traditional renderings: × any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, × 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).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁלַח:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

847 total
  1. Job 12:15וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם · and if He releases them
    If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
  2. Job 14:20וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ · and send him away
    You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.
  3. Job 18:8שֻׁלַּ֣ח · lead him
    For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
  4. Job 20:23יְֽשַׁלַּח־ · God will vent
    When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
  5. Job 21:11יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ · They send forth
    They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children skip about,
  6. Job 22:9שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ · away
    You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
  7. Job 28:9שָׁלַ֣ח · The miner strikes
    The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
  8. Job 30:11שִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ · they have cast off
    Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
  9. Job 30:12שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ · they lay snares
    The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
  10. Job 30:24יִשְׁלַח־ · stretches out
    Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.
  11. Job 38:35הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח · Can you send
    Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
  12. Job 39:3תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃ · they deliver
    They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
  13. Job 39:5שִׁלַּ֣ח · set
    Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
  14. Psalm 18:14וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח · He shot
    He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
  15. Psalm 18:16יִשְׁלַ֣ח · He reached down
    He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
  16. Psalm 20:2יִשְׁלַֽח־ · May He send you
    May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
  17. Psalm 43:3שְׁלַח־ · Send out
    Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
  18. Psalm 44:2וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ · and cast them out
    With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.
  19. Psalm 50:19שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ · You unleash
    You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.
  20. Psalm 55:20שָׁלַ֣ח · My companion attacks
    My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
  21. Psalm 57:3יִשְׁלַ֤ח · He reaches down; יִשְׁלַ֥ח · sends forth
    He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
  22. Psalm 59:1בִּשְׁלֹ֥חַ · sent
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
  23. Psalm 74:7שִׁלְח֣וּ · They have burned
    They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
  24. Psalm 78:25שָׁלַ֖ח · He sent
    Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.
  25. Psalm 78:45יְשַׁלַּ֬ח · He sent
    He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
  26. Psalm 78:49יְשַׁלַּח־ · He unleashed
    He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.
  27. Psalm 80:11תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח · It sent out
    It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.
  28. Psalm 81:12וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ · So I gave them up
    So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
  29. Psalm 104:10הַֽמְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ · He sends forth
    He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
  30. Psalm 104:30תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח · When You send
    When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
  31. Psalm 105:17שָׁלַ֣ח · He sent
    He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave.
  32. Psalm 105:20שָׁ֣לַח · sent
    The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.
  33. Psalm 105:26שָׁ֭לַח · He sent
    He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
  34. Psalm 105:28שָׁ֣לַֽח · He sent
    He sent darkness, and it became dark—yet they defied His words.
  35. Psalm 106:15וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח · but sent
    So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
  36. Psalm 107:20יִשְׁלַ֣ח · He sent forth
    He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
  37. Psalm 110:2יִשְׁלַ֣ח · extends
    The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
  38. Psalm 111:9שָׁ֘לַ֤ח · He has sent
    He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.
  39. Psalm 125:3יִשְׁלְח֖וּ · put forth
    For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
  40. Psalm 135:9שָׁלַ֤ח׀ · He sent
    He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
  41. Psalm 138:7תִּשְׁלַ֣ח · You extend
    If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
  42. Psalm 144:6שְׁלַ֥ח · shoot
    Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.
  43. Psalm 144:7שְׁלַ֥ח · Reach down
    Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,
  44. Psalm 147:15הַשֹּׁלֵ֣חַ · He sends forth
    He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
  45. Psalm 147:18יִשְׁלַ֣ח · He sends forth
    He sends forth His word and melts them; He unleashes His winds, and the waters flow.
  46. Proverbs 6:14יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃ · sows
    With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
  47. Proverbs 6:19וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ · and one who stirs up
    …a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
  48. Proverbs 9:3שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה · She has sent out
    She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
  49. Proverbs 10:26לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃ · to those who send him
    Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.