Hebrew · H7993

שָׁלַךְ

To throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

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שָׁלַךְ H7993

Pronunciation šālaḵ

What does שָׁלַךְ (šālaḵ) mean in the Bible?

שָׁלַךְ (šālaḵ): Forceful rejection or expulsion from a place or relationship, often signaling divine displeasure or judgment

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What does שָׁלַךְ (šālaḵ) mean in the Bible?

שָׁלַךְ (šālaḵ): Forceful rejection or expulsion from a place or relationship, often signaling divine displeasure or judgment

How does the BSB render H7993?

The BSB source-word alignment has 125 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and threw (9), cast (4), threw (4), Throw (4), and thrown (3).

Where does שָׁלַךְ (šālaḵ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 21:15. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (15), Jeremiah (15), Exodus (10), Ezekiel (10).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

and threw 9× Genesis 37:24, Exodus 32:19, 2 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 20:22

cast 4× Joshua 18:10, 2 Samuel 18:17, 2 Kings 2:21, Psalms 55:22

threw 4× Exodus 7:10, Judges 8:25, 2 Kings 3:25, 2 Kings 6:6

Throw 4× Genesis 37:22, Exodus 4:3, Ezekiel 5:4, Zechariah 11:13

and thrown 3× Leviticus 14:40, Joshua 10:27, Jeremiah 22:19

[and] throw him 2× 2 Kings 9:25, 2 Kings 9:26

and cast 2× Psalms 50:17, Jeremiah 22:28

and throw 2× Leviticus 1:16, Numbers 19:6

and throw it down 2× Exodus 7:9, Joshua 8:29

Cast away 2× Ezekiel 18:31, Ezekiel 20:8

cast down 2× Joshua 10:11, Ezekiel 19:12

He finally banished 2× 2 Kings 24:20, Jeremiah 52:3

I toss 2× Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9

lying 2× 1 Kings 13:25, 1 Kings 13:28

thrown 2× Jeremiah 14:16, Jeremiah 26:23

and cast away 1× Psalms 2:3

and cast it 1× Jeremiah 51:63

and cast me aside 1× Psalms 102:10

and dropped 1× Jeremiah 38:6

and have cast 1× Ezekiel 23:35

and He cast them 1× Deuteronomy 29:28

and he dumped them 1× 2 Chronicles 33:15

And he shoved her down 1× Zechariah 5:8

and I cast 1× Deuteronomy 9:21

and I will banish 1× 2 Chronicles 7:20

And I will cast 1× Jeremiah 7:15

and it flung 1× Daniel 8:12

and overthrew 1× Daniel 8:11

and put him 1× 2 Kings 2:16

and risked 1× Judges 9:17

and snatched 1× Job 29:17

and the goat threw him 1× Daniel 8:7

and they dropped them 1× 2 Chronicles 24:10

and threw them 1× Deuteronomy 9:17

and threw them down 1× 2 Chronicles 25:12

and throw [them] 1× Jeremiah 36:23

and throw him 1× Genesis 37:20

and throw it away 1× Jeremiah 7:29

and throw them 1× 2 Chronicles 30:14

and thrown it away 1× Joel 1:7

And when he cast it 1× Exodus 15:25

And when I threw it 1× Exodus 32:24

and you have flung Me 1× 1 Kings 14:9

and you will be cast out 1× Amos 4:3

are cast out 1× Isaiah 14:19

are to sprinkle 1× Ezekiel 43:24

Cast me not away 1× Psalms 51:11

cast them 1× 2 Kings 13:23

discard me 1× Psalms 71:9

dropped 1× Judges 9:53

For You cast me 1× Jonah 2:3

had thrown 1× Jeremiah 41:9

had thrown off 1× 2 Kings 7:15

have been torn down 1× Jeremiah 9:19

he cast 1× Judges 15:17

He casts forth 1× Psalms 147:17

He had banished them 1× 2 Kings 17:20

He has cast 1× Lamentations 2:1

He threw 1× 2 Kings 4:41

I have cast out 1× Jeremiah 7:15

I was cast 1× Psalms 22:10

I will pelt 1× Nahum 3:6

Instead, you were thrown out 1× Ezekiel 16:5

It hurls itself 1× Job 27:22

left lying 1× 1 Kings 13:24

must throw away 1× Ezekiel 20:7

one threw down 1× Exodus 7:12

pushing down 1× Zechariah 5:8

she left 1× Genesis 21:15

So [Moses] threw 1× Exodus 4:3

so I cast you 1× Ezekiel 28:17

so they threw 1× 2 Kings 13:21

strewn 1× Amos 8:3

that sheds 1× Job 15:33

Then I will cast 1× Joshua 18:8

they flung 1× Nehemiah 9:26

They have dropped him 1× Jeremiah 38:9

They will throw 1× Ezekiel 7:19

threw [the bodies] out 1× 2 Kings 10:25

thrown out 1× Jeremiah 36:30

throws 1× Numbers 35:22

throws an object 1× Numbers 35:20

to cast away 1× Ecclesiastes 3:5

to discard 1× Ecclesiastes 3:6

to divide 1× Micah 2:5

trip him up 1× Job 18:7

who cast 1× Isaiah 19:8

who dropped 1× 2 Samuel 11:21

will be left unburied 1× Isaiah 34:3

will be thrown 1× 2 Samuel 20:21

will cast away 1× Isaiah 2:20

you are to throw 1× Exodus 22:31

You have cast 1× Isaiah 38:17

You hurled 1× Nehemiah 9:11

you must throw 1× Exodus 1:22

You will cast out 1× Micah 7:19

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 21:15

Aligned rows 125

Books represented 26

Genesis 4 Exodus 10 Leviticus 2 Numbers 3 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 5 Judges 4 2 Samuel 5 1 Kings 5 2 Kings 15 2 Chronicles 5 Nehemiah 3 Job 4 Psalms 10 Ecclesiastes 2 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 15 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 10 Daniel 3 Joel 1 Amos 2 Jonah 1 Micah 2 Nahum 1 Zechariah 4

Source forms

הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ 3x hiš·lîḵ Numbers 35:20, Numbers 35:22, Amos 8:3

וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ 3x way·yaš·lêḵ Exodus 15:25, 2 Kings 23:6, Jeremiah 26:23

וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ 3x way·yaš·lêḵ Exodus 32:19, Judges 9:17, 2 Samuel 20:12

וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ 3x way·yaš·lêḵ Judges 15:17, 1 Kings 19:19, Zechariah 5:8

מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת 3x muš·le·ḵeṯ 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:25, 1 Kings 13:28

אַשְׁלִ֣יךְ 2x ’aš·lîḵ Psalms 60:8, Psalms 108:9

הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּ 2x hiš·lî·ḵū Jeremiah 9:19, Jeremiah 38:9

הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּ 2x haš·lî·ḵū Genesis 37:22, Ezekiel 18:31

Parsing patterns

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 16x Exodus 7:10, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 32:19, Joshua 18:10

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 12x Genesis 37:24, Exodus 7:12, Joshua 8:29, Judges 8:25

Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 6x Numbers 35:20, Numbers 35:22, Joshua 10:11, Jeremiah 41:9

Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular 5x Joshua 18:8, 2 Chronicles 7:20, Job 29:17, Psalms 60:8

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 4x Leviticus 1:16, Numbers 19:6, 2 Kings 23:12, Joel 1:7

Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singular 4x Exodus 4:3, 2 Kings 9:25, 2 Kings 9:26, Zechariah 11:13

Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 4x 2 Kings 7:15, Jeremiah 9:19, Jeremiah 38:9, Ezekiel 20:8

Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine singular 4x 1 Kings 13:24, 1 Kings 13:25, 1 Kings 13:28, Jeremiah 36:30

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שָׁלַךְ

What does שָׁלַךְ (šālaḵ) mean in the Bible?

What does שָׁלַךְ (šālaḵ) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7993?

Where does שָׁלַךְ (šālaḵ) appear in Scripture?

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