שָׁלַח
To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) · to drag out/away
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
שָׁלַח H7971 to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
ἐξέλκω G1828 to drag out/away
What does שָׁלַח (shalach) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַח · ἐξέλκω is a Hebrew word meaning "to provoke, send forth, or stir up".
Full entry for שָׁלַח (H7971, G1828) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 190×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 97×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 10×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 298 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)