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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. Ezekiel 17:6וַתְּשַׁלַּ֖ח · and sent out
    It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.
  2. Ezekiel 17:7שִׁלְחָה־ · It stretched out
    But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.
  3. Ezekiel 17:15לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ · by sending
    But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’
  4. Ezekiel 23:16וַתִּשְׁלַ֧ח · and sent
    At the sight of them, she lusted for them and sent messengers to them in Chaldea.
  5. Ezekiel 23:40תִשְׁלַ֙חְנָה֙ · you sisters sent; שָׁל֤וּחַ
    Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.
  6. Ezekiel 28:23וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ · I will send
    I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
  7. Ezekiel 31:4שִׁלְחָ֔ה · and sending
    The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field.
  8. Ezekiel 31:5בְּשַׁלְּחֽוֹ׃ · as it spread them out
    Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.
  9. Ezekiel 39:6וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ · I will send
    I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.
  10. Ezekiel 44:20יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ · grow long
    They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.
  11. Daniel 10:11שֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּי · been sent
    He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling.
  12. Daniel 11:42וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח · He will extend
    He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.
  13. Hosea 5:13וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח · and sent
    When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
  14. Hosea 8:14וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ · But I will send
    Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
  15. Joel 2:19שֹׁלֵ֤חַ · I will send
    And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.
  16. Joel 2:25שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי · I sent
    I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you.
  17. Joel 3:13שִׁלְח֣וּ · Swing
    Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.
  18. Amos 1:4וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי · So I will send
    So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.
  19. Amos 1:7וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי · So I will send
    So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.
  20. Amos 1:10וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי · So I will send
    So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”
  21. Amos 1:12וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי · So I will send
    So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
  22. Amos 2:2וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־ · So I will send
    So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn.
  23. Amos 2:5וְשִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי · So I will send
    So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
  24. Amos 4:10שִׁלַּ֨חְתִּי · I sent
    “I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
  25. Amos 7:10וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח · sent
    Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,
  26. Amos 8:11וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֥י · when I will send
    Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.
  27. Obadiah 1:1שֻׁלָּ֔ח · has been sent
    This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says about Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations to say, “Rise up, and let us go to battle against her!”—
  28. Obadiah 1:7שִׁלְּח֗וּךָ · will drive
    All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.
  29. Obadiah 1:13תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָה · loot
    You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster.
  30. Micah 6:4וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח · I sent
    For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I sent Moses before you, as well as Aaron and Miriam.
  31. Haggai 1:12שְׁלָח֖וֹ · had sent him
    Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.
  32. Zechariah 1:10שָׁלַ֣ח · has sent
    Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.”
  33. Zechariah 2:8שְׁלָחַ֕נִי · has sent Me
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
  34. Zechariah 2:9שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃ס · has sent Me
    I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”
  35. Zechariah 2:11שְׁלָחַ֥נִי · has sent Me
    “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
  36. Zechariah 4:9שְׁלָחַ֥נִי · has sent me
    “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
  37. Zechariah 6:15שְׁלָחַ֣נִי · has sent Me
    Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”
  38. Zechariah 7:2וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ · had sent
    Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD
  39. Zechariah 7:12שָׁלַ֜ח · had sent
    They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.
  40. Zechariah 8:10וַאֲשַׁלַּ֥ח · for I had turned
    For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.
  41. Zechariah 9:11שִׁלַּ֤חְתִּי · I will release
    As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
  42. Malachi 2:2וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י · I will send
    If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.
  43. Malachi 2:4שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי · I have sent
    Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  44. Malachi 2:16שַׁלַּ֗ח · divorce
    “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.
  45. Malachi 3:1שֹׁלֵחַ֙ · I will send
    “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  46. Malachi 4:5שֹׁלֵ֣חַ · will send
    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.