Strong's Lexicon

H4917

H4917 — מִשׁלַחַת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmishlachathnoun femOccurrences: 2TWOT: 2394f

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4917
Word:	מִשׁלַחַת
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H4916
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	mishlachath
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mish-lakh'-ath
Meaning:	1. a mission 2. (abstractly, favorable) release 3. (concretely, unfavorable) an army
KJV Renderings:	discharge, sending.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8717

מִשְׁלַ֫חַת noun

1. discharge;

2. deputation, sending;

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1. absolute ׳ בַּמִּלְח ׳ אֵין מ Eccl 8:8 there is no discharge in war.

2. construct מַלְאֲכֵי רָעִים ׳ מ Ps 78:49 a deputation (or sending) of angels of evil.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

משלחת (mish-lah'-hatl’)

Psalms 78:49

KJV: He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

EHCC: by sending evil angels .