What does שָׁלַךְ · עָפָר mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַךְ · עָפָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H7993, H6083
וָאַשְׁלִךְ אֶת־עֲפָרוֹ
To throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively) · dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay , earth , mud
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שָׁלַךְH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationšālaḵ
Forceful rejection or expulsion from a place or relationship, often signaling divine displeasure or judgment
Open lexicon entry →עָפָרH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay , earth , mud
Pronunciationkə‘āp̄ār
Dust as humanity's material origin and mortality; earth from which humans are formed and to which they return.
Open lexicon entry →What does וָאַשְׁלִךְ אֶת־עֲפָרוֹ (vaashlikh et-afaro) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַךְ · עָפָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)".
Full entry for וָאַשְׁלִךְ אֶת־עֲפָרוֹ (H7993, H6083) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7993, H6083?
H7993, H6083 is connected to 235 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
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 groups2Aligned forms40
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action10×
Participle passive1Kgs 13:24 · 1Kgs 13:25 · 1Kgs 13:28 · 2Sam 20:21 · Jer 14:16 · Jer 36:306×
PerfectEzek 19:12 · Isa 14:19 · Ps 22:113×
ImperfectIsa 34:31×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action30×
PerfectAmos 8:3 · Jer 41:9 · Josh 10:11 · Lam 2:1 · Num 35:20 · Num 35:22 · 2Kgs 7:15 · Ezek 20:8 · Jer 9:18 · Jer 38:9 · 1Kgs 14:9 · Isa 38:17 · Neh 9:11 · 2Sam 11:21 · Jer 7:1515×
Imperfect2Chr 7:20 · Job 29:17 · Josh 18:8 · Ps 60:10 · Ps 108:10 · 2Kgs 3:25 · Ezek 7:19 · Isa 2:208×
Sequential imperfectEzek 18:31 · Ezek 20:7 · Gen 37:22 · Ps 55:234×
Participle activeIsa 19:8 · Mic 2:5 · Ps 147:173×
Word Origins
וָאַשְׁלִךְ אֶת־עֲפָרוֹ is a primitive root - no further derivation.