Strong H7971H7971Hשָׁלַח

to send: let go

One of the 7 senses of Strong H7971

Transliteration
shâlach
Pronunciation
shaw-lakh'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

: let_go/free
1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to send
1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct
1a3) to send away
1a4) to let loose
1b) (Niphal) to be sent
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out
1c2) to let go, set free
1c3) to shoot forth (of branches)
1c4) to let down
1c5) to shoot
1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled
1e) (Hiphil) to send

General definition

A primitive root; to send {away} {for} or out (in a great variety of applications): - X any {wise} {appoint} bring (on the {way}) cast ({away} {out}) {conduct} X {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).

In the Bible

Strong H7971H appears in 85 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • go60
  • send8
  • cast4
  • put4
  • let4
  • thou3
  • wise2
  • give1
  • leave1
  • loose1
  • set1

First verses

  1. Genesis 32:26
    And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
  2. Genesis 49:21
    Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
  3. Exodus 4:21
    And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
  4. Exodus 4:23
    And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
  5. Exodus 5:1
    And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
  6. Exodus 5:2
    And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.
  7. Exodus 6:11
    Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
  8. Exodus 7:2
    Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.
  9. Exodus 7:14
    And the Lord said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.
  10. Exodus 7:16
    And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.
  11. Exodus 8:1
    And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
  12. Exodus 8:2
    And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
  13. Exodus 8:8
    Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the Lord.
  14. Exodus 8:20
    And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
  15. Exodus 8:21
    Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.
  16. Exodus 8:29
    And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the Lord that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the Lord.
  17. Exodus 8:32
    And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.
  18. Exodus 9:1
    Then the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
  19. Exodus 9:2
    For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
  20. Exodus 9:7
    And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
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