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Lexicon :: Strong's H7973 - šelaḥ

Aa
שֶׁלַח
Transliteration
šelaḥ
Pronunciation
sheh'-lakh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2394a

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׁלַח shelach, sheh'-lakh; from H7971; a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch:—dart, plant, × put off, sword, weapon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7973 in the following manner: sword (3x), weapon (2x), dart (1x), plant (1x), put them off.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7973 in the following manner: sword (3x), weapon (2x), dart (1x), plant (1x), put them off.

  1. weapon, missile, sprout

    1. missile, weapon

    2. sprout, shoot

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׁלַח shelach, sheh'-lakh; from H7971; a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch:—dart, plant, × put off, sword, weapon.
STRONGS H7973: Abbreviations
I. שֶׁ֫לַח noun [masculine] missile, weapon, sprout (late); — absolute שׁ׳ Joel 2:8 +, שָׁ֑לַח Nehemiah 4:11; Job 33:18, suffix שִׁלְחוֺ Nehemiah 4:17; plural שְׁלָחִים 2 Chronicles 23:10, etc.; —
1. missile, weapon, Nehemiah 4:11 and Nehemiah 4:17 (where הַמַּיִם corrupt; read probably בִּימִינוֺ or בְּיָדוֺ; see Ryle BeRy Berthol), 2 Chronicles 23:10 (distinguished from חֲנִית, מָנֵן); collective 2 Chronicles 32:5 and עָבַר בַּשׁ׳ Job 33:18; Job 36:12 (perish by or < rush upon [and perish]), Joel 2:8 (see בְּעַד).
2. sprout, shoot (compare [שְׁלוּחָה], and √ Psalm 80:12; Jeremiah 17:8), פַּרְדֵּס שְׁלָחַיִךְ Songs 4:13 (figurative; meaning ? PerlesAnal. 63 proposes שְׁנֵי לְחָיָיִךְ thy two cheeks); + probably Ezekiel 31:5 (read בִּשְׁלָחָיו Co Toy and others, or בְּשִׁלְחֵי [with Ezekiel 31:6] Krae).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Chronicles

23:10; 23:10; 32:5

Nehemiah

4:11; 4:11; 4:17; 4:17

Job

33:18; 33:18; 36:12

Psalms

80:12

Song of Songs

4:13

Jeremiah

17:8

Ezekiel

31:5; 31:6

Joel

2:8; 2:8

H7973

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7973 matches the Hebrew שֶׁלַח (šelaḥ),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:10 - He stationed H5975 all H3605 the people H5971, each H376 man H376 with his weapon H7973 in his hand H3027, from the right H3233 [fn]side H3802 of the house H1004 to the left H8042 [fn]side H3802 of the house H1004, by the altar H4196 and by the house H1004, around H5439 the king H4428.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:5 - And he resolutely H2388 set H2388 to H2388 work H2388 and rebuilt H1129 all H3605 of the wall H2346 that had been broken H6555 down H6555 and [fn]erected H5927 towers H4026 on it, and built another H312 outside H2351 wall H2346 and strengthened H2388 the [fn]Millo H4407 in the city H5892 of David H1732, and made H6213 weapons H7973 and shields H4043 in great H7230 numbers H7230.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:17 - Those who were rebuilding H1129 the wall H2346 and those who carried H5375 burdens H5447 carried H6006 with one H259 hand H3027 doing H6213 the work H4399, and the other H259 keeping hold H2388 of a weapon H7973.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:23 - So neither H369 I, my brothers H251, my servants H5288, nor H369 the men H376 of the guard H4929 who H834 followed H310 me—none H369 of us [fn]removed H6584 our clothes H899; each H376 took his weapon H7973 even to the water H4325.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:18 -

He keeps H2820 his soul H5315 back H2820 from the pit H7845,

And his life H2416 from perishing H5674 by the spear H7973.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:12 -

“But if H518 they do not listen H8085, they will [fn]perish H5674 by the sword H2719,

And die H1478 without H1097 knowledge H1847.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:13 -

“Your branches H7973 are an [fn]orchard H6508 of pomegranates H7416

With delicious H4022 fruits H6529, henna H3724 with nard H5373 plants H5373,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:8 -

They do not crowd H1766 each H376 other H251,

Every H1397 warrior H1397 of them marches H1980 in his path H4546;

When they [fn]burst H5307 through H1157 the [fn]defenses H7973,

They do not break H1214 ranks H1214.

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