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שָׁלַח H7971
H7971 is the Hebrew word שָׁלַח, transliterated shâlach and said shaw-lakh'. The King James Version most often renders it sent.
What it means
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 585 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
Verses using שָׁלַח
The first 40 of 754 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 3:22 · KJV
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:23 · KJV
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Genesis 8:7 · KJV
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Genesis 8:8 · KJV
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Genesis 8:9 · KJV
But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
Genesis 8:10 · KJV
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
Genesis 8:12 · KJV
And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
Genesis 12:20 · KJV
And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Genesis 19:10 · KJV
But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
Genesis 19:13 · KJV
For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
Genesis 19:29 · KJV
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
Genesis 20:2 · KJV
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Genesis 21:14 · KJV
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Genesis 22:10 · KJV
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Genesis 22:12 · KJV
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Genesis 24:7 · KJV
The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
Genesis 24:40 · KJV
And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
Genesis 24:54 · KJV
And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
Genesis 24:56 · KJV
And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
Genesis 24:59 · KJV
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
Genesis 25:6 · KJV
But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
Genesis 26:29 · KJV
That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.
Genesis 26:31 · KJV
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
Genesis 27:42 · KJV
And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee.
Genesis 27:45 · KJV
Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
Genesis 28:5 · KJV
And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
Genesis 28:6 · KJV
When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
Genesis 30:25 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
Genesis 31:4 · KJV
And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock,
Genesis 31:27 · KJV
Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
Genesis 31:42 · KJV
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Genesis 32:3 · KJV
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Genesis 32:5 · KJV
And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
Genesis 32:18 · KJV
Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
Genesis 32:26 · KJV
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
Genesis 37:13 · KJV
And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
Genesis 37:14 · KJV
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Genesis 37:22 · KJV
And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.
Genesis 37:32 · KJV
And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no.
Genesis 38:17 · KJV
And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
Common questions
What does Strong's H7971 mean?
H7971 is the Hebrew word שָׁלַח (shâlach), meaning to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications).
How is H7971 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sent (359 times), send (95 times), go (52 times), put forth (21 times), sent them away (10 times), among others.
How many times does H7971 appear in the Bible?
שָׁלַח (shâlach) is tagged in 754 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7971 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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