What does שָׁלַח · רֵיקָם mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַח · רֵיקָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Do not send him out empty-handed the liberation-with-provision principle".
Hebrew · H7971, H7387
לֹא תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ רֵיקָם
To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) · emptily ; figuratively (objective) ineffectually , (subjective) undeservedly
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שָׁלַחH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Pronunciationshālaḥ
Conveys deliberate release of agency—from sending messengers to dismissing servants to divorcing wives—across volitional contexts.
Open lexicon entry →רֵיקָםH7387emptily ; figuratively (objective) ineffectually , (subjective) undeservedly
Pronunciationrēyqām
Denotes futility and wasted effort: labor that produces nothing, or suffering inflicted without just cause.
Open lexicon entry →What does לֹא תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ רֵיקָם (lo teshalechenu reqam) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַח · רֵיקָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Do not send him out empty-handed the liberation-with-provision principle".
Full entry for לֹא תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ רֵיקָם (H7971, H7387) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7971, H7387?
H7971, H7387 is connected to 863 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Do not send him out empty-handed the liberation-with-provision principle
Source Gloss
Do not send him out empty-handed the liberation-with-provision principle
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms298
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense190×
Perfect1Chr 13:10 · 1Chr 19:3 · 1Kgs 13:4 · 1Kgs 18:10 · 1Kgs 20:7 · 1Sam 15:1 · 1Sam 25:14 · 1Sam 26:9 · 2Chr 17:7 · 2Chr 25:18 · 2Chr 28:16 · 2Chr 32:9 · 2Chr 34:8 · 2Chr 34:23 · 2Chr 36:10 · 2Kgs 1:699×
Imperfect2Sam 22:17 · Gen 3:22 · Gen 24:7 · Gen 24:40 · Job 30:24 · Ps 18:17 · Ps 20:3 · Ps 57:4 · Ps 107:20 · Ps 110:2 · Ps 147:18 · 1Kgs 20:6 · 1Sam 9:16 · 1Sam 20:12 · 1Sam 20:21 · 1Sam 24:1132×
Sequential imperfect1Kgs 18:19 · 1Sam 20:31 · 2Chr 2:6 · 2Sam 11:6 · Exod 4:4 · Exod 4:13 · Exod 9:19 · Jer 29:31 · Job 1:11 · Job 2:5 · Num 13:2 · Ps 43:3 · Ps 144:6 · Ps 144:7 · 2Kgs 2:17 · 2Sam 13:1722×
Participle active2Kgs 1:6 · 2Kgs 5:7 · Exod 9:14 · Exod 23:20 · Ezek 2:3 · Ezek 2:4 · Ezek 8:17 · Jer 16:16 · Jer 25:9 · Jer 25:15 · Jer 25:16 · Jer 25:27 · Jer 26:5 · Jer 42:6 · Jer 43:10 · Joel 2:1919×
Participle passive1Kgs 14:6 · Ezek 2:9 · Ezek 3:5 · Ezek 23:40 · Gen 32:19 · Gen 49:21 · Jer 49:147×
JussiveGen 22:12 · Job 1:12 · 2Chr 2:14 · Gen 37:22 · Obad 1:135×
Infinitive constructIsa 58:9 · Josh 14:11 · Num 22:153×
Cohortative1Chr 13:2 · Deut 1:222×
Infinitive absoluteNum 22:371×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action97×
Perfect1Kgs 8:66 · 1Sam 13:2 · 2Chr 7:10 · Exod 8:28 · Exod 9:7 · Exod 9:35 · Exod 10:20 · Exod 11:10 · Job 39:5 · Judg 7:8 · Judg 12:9 · 2Chr 24:23 · Jer 34:11 · Job 30:11 · Job 30:12 · Judg 1:835×
ImperfectDeut 7:20 · Deut 28:20 · Exod 3:20 · Exod 4:21 · Exod 11:1 · Isa 10:16 · Isa 45:13 · Jer 3:1 · Jer 17:8 · Job 20:23 · Prov 6:14 · Prov 16:28 · Ps 78:45 · Ps 78:49 · 1Kgs 9:7 · 2Chr 7:1334×
Sequential imperfectEccl 11:1 · Exod 4:23 · Exod 5:1 · Exod 7:16 · Exod 7:26 · Exod 8:16 · Exod 9:1 · Exod 9:13 · Exod 10:3 · Exod 10:7 · Jer 15:1 · 1Sam 5:1112×
Participle active1Sam 6:3 · Exod 8:17 · Gen 43:4 · Gen 43:5 · Isa 32:20 · Jer 8:17 · Jer 29:17 · Lev 18:24 · Lev 20:239×
Infinitive constructExod 8:25 · Gen 8:10 · Jer 40:1 · Mal 2:164×
Infinitive absolute1Kgs 11:22 · Deut 22:72×
Jussive1Sam 6:31×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject10×
PerfectJob 18:8 · Judg 5:15 · Obad 1:1 · Dan 10:11 · Gen 44:3 · Isa 50:16×
Participle passiveIsa 16:2 · Isa 27:10 · Prov 29:153×
ImperfectProv 17:111×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
Participle activeExod 8:171×
Word Origins
לֹא תְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ רֵיקָם is a primitive root - no further derivation.