שלח

Aramaic

Verb

שלח • (transliteration needed)

1. to send
2. to strip, to take off clothing

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ל־ח (sh-l-kh)

Verb

שָׁלַח • (shalách) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִשְׁלַח)

1. (transitive) to send (someone or something): cause to go
   • Tanach, Genesis 45:23:

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     KJV

     
     

     וּלְאָבִיו שָׁלַח כְּזֹאת עֲשָׂרָה חֲמֹרִים נֹשְׂאִים מִטּוּב מִצְרָיִם […] ‏

     ul'avív shalách k'zót asará chamorím nos'ím mitúv mitsráyim […]

     And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, […]

   • Tanach, Numbers 13:2:

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     YLT

     
     

     שְׁלַח לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים וְיָתֻרוּ אֶת אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן

     sh'lách l'chá anashím v'yatúru ét érets k'náan

     Send for thee men, and they spy the land of Canaan

   • Tanach, Jeremiah 29:1:

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     ESV

     
     

     הַסֵּפֶר אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח יִרְמְיָה הַנָּבִיא מִירוּשָׁלָ‍ִם אֶל יֶתֶר זִקְנֵי הַגּוֹלָה

     haséfer ashér shalách yirmiyá hanaví mirushaláyim él yéteer zikné hagolá

     the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles

   • Tanach, Psalms 105:28:

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     DBY

     
     

     שָׁלַח חֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּחְשִׁךְ

     shálach chóshech vayachshích

     He sent darkness, and made it dark

2. (transitive) to move (something) physically away from one's body
   • Tanach, Genesis 8:9:

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     JPS

     
     

     וְלֹא מָצְאָה הַיּוֹנָה מָנוֹחַ לְכַף רַגְלָהּ וַתָּשָׁב אֵלָיו […] וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַיָּבֵא אֹתָהּ אֵלָיו

     v'ló matz'á hayoná manóach l'cháf ragláh vatáshov eláv […] vayishlách yadó vayikachéha vayavé otáh eláv

     But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him […] ; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him

3. (intransitive) to send messengers or letters
   • Tanach, Genesis 41:8:

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     ASV

     
     

     וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיִּקְרָא אֶת כָּל חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִם

     vayishlách vayikrá ét kól chartumé mitsráyim

     and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt

   • Tanach, 1 Kings 18:10:

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     YLT

     
     

     גּוֹי וּמַמְלָכָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׁלַח אֲדֹנִי שָׁם לְבַקֶּשְׁךָ

     góy umamlachá ashér ló shalách adoní shám l'vakeshchá

     a nation and kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee

   • Tanach, 2 Kings 1:6:

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     ESV

     
     

     אַתָּה שֹׁלֵחַ לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב

     at'a sholéach lidrósh b'váal zvúv

     that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁלַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לשלוח / לִשְׁלֹחַ action noun: שְׁלִיחָה passive participle: שָׁלוּחַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שָׁלַחְתִּי		שָׁלַחְנוּ
	second	שָׁלַחְתָּ	שָׁלַחְתְּ	שְׁלַחְתֶּם1	שְׁלַחְתֶּן1
	third	שָׁלַח	שָׁלְחָה	שָׁלְחוּ
present		שׁוֹלֵחַ	שׁוֹלַחַת	שׁוֹלְחִים	שׁוֹלְחוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׁלַח		נִשְׁלַח
	second	תִּשְׁלַח	תִּשְׁלְחִי	תִּשְׁלְחוּ	תִּשְׁלַחְנָה2
	third	יִשְׁלַח	תִּשְׁלַח	יִשְׁלְחוּ	תִּשְׁלַחְנָה2
imperative		שְׁלַח	שִׁלְחִי	שִׁלְחוּ	שְׁלַחְנָה2
notes		Pronounced שָׁלַחְתֶּם and שָׁלַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Further reading

• H7971 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Derived terms

• שלח יד

Verb

שִׁלֵּחַ • (shiléach) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שילח (shiléach)

Proper noun

שֶׁלַח • (shélach) m (Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁלַח) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Salah
   • Tanach, Genesis 11:12–14:

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     וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד חַי חָמֵשׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת שָׁלַח […] וְשֶׁלַח חַי שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת עֵבֶר

     v'arpachshád cháy sh'loshím shaná vayóled ét shálach […] v'shélach cháy shloshím shaná vayóled ét éver

     And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah […] And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber

Further reading

• H7974 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

שֶׁלַח • (transliteration needed) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. run (the depth of a stair from its edge to the bottom of the stair above)
   • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Middot 2:3:

     רוֹם הַמַּעֲלָה חֲצִי אַמָּה וְשִׁלְחָהּ חֲצִי אַמָּה

     The rise of a step was half a cubit, and its run was half a cubit.

Noun

שֶׁלַח • (shélach) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. A dagger, a short sword.
   • Tanach, 2 Chronicles 32:5:

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     JPS

     
     

     וַיַּעַשׂ שֶׁלַח לָרֹב וּמָגִנִּים

     vayáas shélach laróv umaginím

     and made weapons and shields in abundance

Further reading

• H7973 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

See also

• ש־ לח

References

• H7971 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• חלש,‎ לחש,‎ שחל