I. שָׁלַח 844 verb send (Late Hebrew 
id.; Ecclus 48:18 +; Aramaic 
שְׁלַךְ, 
OFlw, So
Buhl Ba
Es 41 compare Arabic 
سَرَحَ (
r = l), 
send forth, drive cattle to pasture, 
send messenger, etc., but then different √ for I. 
שֶׁלַךְ, Arabic 
سِلاَحً, 
سِلَعً weapon; Assyrian probably 
šalû (
send, hurl?), whence 
tešlitu, command); — 
Qal 562 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Genesis 42:4 2nd person masculine singular suffix 
שְׁלַחְתָּ֑נִי Exodus 5:22, etc.; 
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁלַח Genesis 3:22 +, 
2nd person feminine plural תִּשְׁלַ֫חְנָה Ezekiel 23:40 (
Judges 5:26 read 
תִּשְׁלָחֶנָּה ? Ges 
§ 47 k); 
Imperative masculine singular שְׁלַךְ 1 Samuel 20:31 +, 
masculine plural שְׁלָ֑חוּ 2 Kings 2:17; 
Infinitive absolute שָׁל(וֺ)ךְַ Numbers 22:37 +; construct 
שְׁלֹתַ Numbers 22:15 +, 
שְׁלַךְ Isaiah 58:9, suffix 
שָׁלְחֶ֑ךָ Genesis 38:17 etc.; 
Participle act. 
שֹׁלֵךְַ Exodus 9:14 +, etc.; 
שָׁלוּחַ 1 Kings 14:6 +, etc., — 
    1. send: human subject, especially
    a. accusative of person 
Genesis 42:4; 
Genesis 43:8 (both J; with 
אֵת with, person) 
Numbers 22:15 (E) + often, with 
ל of thing for which 
Jeremiah 14:3; followed by 
אֶל person 
Genesis 37:13(J), 
2 Samuel 11:6; 
Nehemiah 6:5 +; rarely with 
ל person 
Genesis 32:19 (J; pass.), 
אֶל, of location 
2 Chronicles 16:4, 
ב of location 
1 Samuel 11:3, 
ל of location 1 Kings 5:28, accusative of location 
2 Kings 22:3, 
ה- locative + 
מֵעַל person 
2 Samuel 13:17, 
מִן local 
Genesis 37:14 (J), 
Numbers 13:3 (P), etc.; followed by infinitive purpose 
1 Samuel 25:14)+ 
מִן local), 
2 Kings 1:16; 
Jeremiah 40:14 +, 
אֶל person with infinitive purpose 
2 Samuel 10:3; 
Jeremiah 42:9 +, with 
ו subordinate 
2 Kings 5:6, with finite verb actionis 
Exodus 2:5 (E), 
sent her maid and took, +, etc. (many combinations); accusative of person alone 
Exodus 24:5 (E), 
Joshua 7:22(E), 
2 Samuel 10:7 —
 
    c. very often without object: + finite verb action, 
send and do so and so, 
Genesis 27:45(E), 
2 Kings 11:14; 
Job 1:5 +; with 
אֶל person 
Hosea 5:13; 
2 Samuel 11:6 +, especially + 
לֵאמֹר Genesis 38:25(J), 
1 Kings 20:5 (often in Samuel Kings), 
Jeremiah 29:28 +; with infinitive purpose 
Genesis 32:6 (J), 
Numbers 21:32 (J), 
1 Samuel 22:11 +, etc. (and 
so 1 Samuel 31:9 reading 
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ, for 
Pi., Th We Dr Now, not HPS Bu); absolute 
2 Kings 2:16, 
17; 
2 Samuel 14:29; = 
send to inquire 1 Kings 20:17, etc.
 
    2. send: subject י׳ (God),
    a. accusative of person 
Genesis 45:5; (E; 
לִפְנֵי person), 
1 Samuel 15:18 (
בְּדָ֑רֶךְ), + 
אֶל person 
2 Samuel 12:1; accusative of angel, 
לִפְנֵי person 
Genesis 24:7; 
Exodus 33:2 (both J), 
אֵת with Genesis 24:40(J), etc.; with accusative of person = 
commission Exodus 3:12 (E), 
Judges 6:14; 
Isaiah 6:8; 
Jeremiah 14:14, 
15 — Jeremiah; 
Zechariah 2:13 +; also (with 
אֶל person) 
Exodus 3:13 (E), 
Jeremiah 25:4; 
Ezekiel 3:6 +, etc.; especially of sending prophet, (
שָׁלַךְ), 
הַשְׁכֵּם וְשָׁלוֺחַ Jeremiah 7:25 + (see [
שָׁרַם]); accusative of person + infinitive purpose 
1 Samuel 15:1; 
Jeremiah 19:14 +; + 
עַד location 
2 Kings 2:2, accusative of location 
2 Kings 2:4, 
ָ  ה locative 
2 Kings 2:6, etc.
 
    b. with accusative of thing, plagues 
Exodus 9:14 (with 
אֶל־לֵב, 
ב person), figurative arrows 
2 Samuel 22:15 = 
Psalm 18:15)+ verb finite action.), 
Psalm 144:6, compare 
Jeremiah 25:16 and elsewhere; his word 
Isaiah 9:7 (
ב of a people), 
Isaiah 55:11 (
אשׁר to which), 
Zechariah 7:12 (
ב agent.), 
Psalm 107:20 (+ finite verb action.), 
Psalm 147:15 (+ accusative 
אֶרֶץ); accusative help 
Psalm 20:3 (
מִן local), light and truth 
Psalm 43:3 (+ finite verb action.), compare 
Psalm 57:4
 
    3. stretch out, especially accusative hand:
    a. human subject, with 
ב person 
against, 
Genesis 37:22(E), 
1 Samuel 24:11; 
Esther 2:21+; with 
ב of thing (property of others) 
Exodus 22:7; 
Exodus 22:10 (E), 
Esther 9:10 +, 
בַּחַלָּמִישׁ Job 28:9; with 
אֶל person 
against Genesis 22:12 (E), 
2 Samuel 18:12, 
עַל person 
1 Kings 13:4, etc.; 
אֶל of thing (for good) 
2 Samuel 6:6 (
יָד omitted); from outside; inward, 
Songs 5:4 (
מִן local); absolute 
Job 30:24 (read 
טֹבֵעַ for 
בְּעִי Di Bi Bu). + infinitive purpose 
1 Samuel 22:17, 
17; 
2 Samuel 1:14; 
1 Chronicles 13:9; + verb finite active 
Genesis 3:22 (J) 
Deuteronomy 25:11; 
Judges 15:15; +; 
אֶצְבַּע שׁ׳ Isaiah 58:9, in token of scorn; with accusative of rod 
1 Samuel 14:27; 
שִׁלְחוּ מַגָּל Joel 4:13 
stretch out (the) 
sickle.
 
    d. stretched out, slender, of tree 
Genesis 49:21 (poem in J), see I. 
אֵלָה above.
 
    e. perhaps 
extend, direct, accusative of thing 
Ezekiel 8:17 (see 
זְמוֺרָה above, also conjectures in Toy Krae).
 
    4. rarely 
send away (see 
Pi.): human subject, accusative of person 
Judges 11:38)+ accusative temporal), 
Genesis 28:5 (P).
 
    5. let loose (see 
Pi.), perhaps only 
Psalm 50:19 (figurative) 
thy mouth hast thou let loose in evil.
 
† 
Niph. Infinitive absolute. 
וְנִשְׁלוֺחַ סְפָרִים = 
letters were sent (Ges
§ 113 z gg) 
Esther 3:13)+ 
אֶל person, 
בְּיַד agent., infinitive purpose). 
Pi. 266 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שִׁלַּח Exodus 8:28 +, suffix 
שִׁלַּחֲךָ 1 Samuel 20:22, etc.; 
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְשַׁלַּח Jeremiah 3:1 +, 
יְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ Isaiah 45:13; 
Proverbs 6:14; 
1st person singular suffix 
אֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ Genesis 32:27, 
אֲשַׁלְּחֶךָּ 2 Samuel 11:12; 
1 Kings 20:34, etc.; 
Imperative masculine singular 
שַׁלַּךְ Exodus 4:23, +, etc.; 
Infinitive absolute Deuteronomy 22:7; 
1 Kings 11:22; construct 
שַׁלַּךְ Genesis 8:10 +, 
שַׁלֵּ֑ךְַ Exodus 7:27; +, etc.; 
Participle מְשַׁלֵחַ Genesis 43:4 +, etc.; — 
    1. send off, away, human subject:
    2.
    b. give over, accusative of person 
Psalm 81:13 (
ב of evil).
 
    d. send out, forth, send on a mission, especially of 
י׳, with accusative of hornet 
Deuteronomy 7:20, compare 
Deuteronomy 28:20; 
Deuteronomy 32:24 (all 
ב person), serpents 
Numbers 21:6 (E; 
ב person), lions 
2 Kings 17:25, 
26 (both 
id.), foes 
2 Kings 24:2 (twice in verse) (+ infinitive purpose); pestilence 
Amos 4:10; 
Ezekiel 28:23 (
ב person), etc.; also springs into (
ב) channel 
Psalm 104:10.
 
    3. let go, set free (sometimes with 
חָפְשִׁי) 
Exodus 4:23; 
Exodus 5:2 (twice in verse) (all J E), 
2 Samuel 3:21, 
23, 
24 +; = cease to abuse 
Judges 19:25; + infinitive purpose 
Genesis 24:56 (J), 
Exodus 5:1 (E; + 
10 times Exodus), 
1 Samuel 5:11; with accusative of bird 
Genesis 8:7, 
8 (+ 
מֵאִתּוֺ) +; + 
הַשָּׂדֶה על־פְּנֵי Leviticus 14:7, compare 
Leviticus 14:53 (both P); = 
let loose, accusative of beast, 
Exodus 22:4 (E), 
Leviticus 16:22 (
ב location); accusative of bridle 
Job 30:11 (figurative); metaphor of strife 
Proverbs 6:14, 
19; 
Proverbs 16:28; 
let loose waters, subject 
י׳, 
Job 12:15.
 
    6. shoot (accusative of arrow omitted), 
לִי לְשַׁ׳ לְמַטָּרָה 1 Samuel 20:20.
 
Pu. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שֻׁלַּךְ Judges 5:15; 
Job 18:8, etc.; 
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְשֻׁלַּח Proverbs 17:11; 
Participle מְשֻׁלָח Isaiah 16:2 +; — 
be sent off (started on journey) 
Genesis 44:3 (J); with commission, 
ב person 
Obadiah; 
Proverbs 17:11, 
אֶל person 
Daniel 10:11; 
be put away, divorced, of wife 
Isaiah 50:1 (figurative); 
be impelled (?), 
בְּרַגְלָיו (= 
at his heels ?), with 
ב location 
Judges 5:15 (verb dubious), compare 
שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו Job 18:8 he is hurried into the net with his feet (? 

 Du 
שֻׁלְּחָה רַגְלוֺ); 
קֵן מְשֻׁלָּח Isaiah 16:2 a driven (scattered) 
nest (|| 
עוֺף נוֺדֵד), compare 
וְנֶעֱזָב כַּמִּדְבָּר נָוֶה מְשׁ׳ Isaiah 27:10; 
נַעַר מְשׁ׳ Proverbs 29:15 a boy let loose (unrestrained). 
†
Hiph. Perfect 1st person singular וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֫י and I (
י׳) 
will send famine, 
בָּאָרֶץ Amos 8:11, compare 
Ezekiel 14:13, wild beasts; 
ב person 
Leviticus 26:22 (H); 
Participle מַשְׁלִיחַ, accusative of flies, 
ב person 
Exodus 8:17 (J); 
Infinitive construct לְהַשְׁלִיחַ accusative of foe, 
ב of a people 
2 Kings 15:37. 
See related Aramaic BDB entry 
H7972.
														
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