שִׁלַּ֖ח
𐤔𐤋𐤇
shilach
he sent away
a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [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).
1 Samuel 13:2 · Word #23
Lexicon H7971
| Lemma | שָׁלַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤋𐤇 |
| Transliteration | shâlach |
| Strong's | H7971 |
| In-context | he sent away |
Morphology HVpp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7971-72
he sent forth
| Morphological Notes | Piel stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd masculine singular. The Piel often expresses an intensive or purposeful act of sending or dispatching. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root שלח conveys the act of sending or dispatching outward. The form שִׁלַּח is Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed action performed by a male subject, hence "he sent forth," preserving both the verbal force and the grammatical person, gender, and number. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שלח (sending, dispatching, extending, releasing, letting go)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7971-01 |
ashalach | I will send forth |
H7971-02 |
ashalecha | I will send away |
H7971-03 |
ashalechakha | I will send you forth |
Word Usage (847 occurrences of H7971)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:22 | יִשְׁלַ֣ח | yishelach | he reach out |
| Genesis 3:23 | וַֽ/יְשַׁלְּחֵ֛/הוּ | vayeshalechehu | sent him out |
| Genesis 8:7 | וַ/יְשַׁלַּ֖ח | vayeshalach | and he sent out |