וַֽ/יְשַׁלְּחֶ֑/הָ

𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤄

vayeshalecheha

and sent her 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).

H7971

Genesis 21:14 · Word #16

Lexicon H7971

Lemmaשָׁלַח
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤋𐤇
Transliterationshâlach
Strong'sH7971
In-contextand sent her away

Morphology HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7971-129

and he sent her away

Morphological NotesConjunction waw with consecutive (wayyiqtol) + Piel imperfect 3ms of שלח + 3fs pronominal suffix ("her"). The Piel stem intensifies or specifies the act of sending, often with the sense of dismissing or expelling.
Rendering RationaleThe root שלח carries the core idea of sending or stretching forth. In the Piel stem it often conveys an intentional or forceful sending away or dismissal. The form is waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with a 3rd feminine singular suffix, hence "and he sent her away," preserving both the verbal force and the feminine singular object.

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Words from Root שלח (sending, dispatching, stretching out, 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