Hebrew · H7993, H7140 · unreviewed

מַשְׁלִיךְ קַרְחוֹ כְפִתִּים

To throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively) · ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail ; by resemblance, rock crystal

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שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation šālaḵ
Forceful rejection or expulsion from a place or relationship, often signaling divine displeasure or judgment
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קֶרַח H7140 ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail ; by resemblance, rock crystal

What does מַשְׁלִיךְ קַרְחוֹ כְפִתִּים (mashlich karcho kefittim) mean in the Bible?

שָׁלַךְ · קֶרַח is a Hebrew word meaning "to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively) + ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail ; by resemblance, rock crystal". to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively) + ice (as if bald, i.

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Meaning

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively) + ice (as if bald, i.e. smooth); hence, hail ; by resemblance, rock crystal
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 10×
Participle passive 1Kgs 13:24 · 1Kgs 13:25 · 1Kgs 13:28 · 2Sam 20:21 · Jer 14:16 · Jer 36:30
Perfect Ezek 19:12 · Isa 14:19 · Ps 22:11
Imperfect Isa 34:3
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 30×
Perfect Amos 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 7:15 15×
Imperfect 2Chr 7:20 · Job 29:17 · Josh 18:8 · Ps 60:10 · Ps 108:10 · 2Kgs 3:25 · Ezek 7:19 · Isa 2:20
Sequential imperfect Ezek 18:31 · Ezek 20:7 · Gen 37:22 · Ps 55:23
Participle active Isa 19:8 · Mic 2:5 · Ps 147:17
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