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שִׁלֻּחָה

𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤄

shilluchâh

H7976 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שלח to send, to send forth, to let go

Definition

A young shoot or branch, typically used in reference to a newly emerging stem, sprig, or twig growing from a tree or plant. In rare biblical contexts, it can also refer generically to what is sent out, such as a shoot sent forth from a trunk or root. The primary lexical meaning centers on botanical growth but may metaphorically extend to any offshoot or outgrowth.

Semantic Range

young shoot, branch, sprig; anything sent forth (in very rare abstract sense)

Root / Etymology

From the root שלח (shin-lamed-chet), meaning 'to send, send forth, stretch out.' שִׁלֻּחָה (shilluchâh) is a feminine noun form derived from this root, emphasizing the idea of something being sent forth, applied in context to plant growth as a shoot or branch sent out from the main body of the tree.

Historical & Contextual Notes

שִׁלֻּחָה is a rare word within the Hebrew Bible, only attested in Isaiah 18:5, where it describes new shoots or branches in a metaphorical prophecy. The word's botanical sense draws from the action idea of the root ('to send forth'), evoking imagery of plants sending out new growths. It is related to but distinct from other botanical terms such as זֶמֶר (zemer, twig/pruned branch), נֵ֫צֶר (netser, shoot/sprout; sometimes used messianically), and יֹנֵק (yonek, sucker/shoot). Unlike these, שִׁלֻּחָה emphasizes the action of being sent forth rather than the resulting object. Ancient translations (such as the Greek Septuagint) render it with words for branch or twig, reinforcing the botanical sense. Later Jewish interpreters sometimes link such terms to symbolic meanings, but in its biblical context, שִׁלֻּחָה remains a concrete reference to young plant growth. English versions generally render the term as 'shoot' or 'branch,' which closely aligns with its usage, though the nuance of 'sending forth' is less evident in translation.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of שִׁלּוּחַ; a shoot; branch.

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Root Family

שלח (sh-l-ḥ) — to send, to send forth, to stretch out, to let go

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4916 מִשְׁלוֹחַ for sending-forth of
H4917 מִשְׁלַחַת sending-forth of
H7964 שִׁלּוּחַ her sendings-away
H7971 שָׁלַח I will dispatch
H7972 שְׁלַח Sent-One

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7976-01 שְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔י/הָ sheluchoteyha HNcfpc/Sp3fs its shoots her sent-forth shoots 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7976-01 Isaiah 16:8 שְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔י/הָ sheluchoteyha HNcfpc/Sp3fs its shoots her sent-forth shoots
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