Strong's Lexicon

H7953

H7953 — שָׁלָה

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

HebrewshalahverbOccurrences: 1TWOT: 2392

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7953
Word:שָׁלָה
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root (rather cognate (by contraction) to the base of H5394, H7997 and their congeners through the idea of extracting)
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:shalah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shaw-law'
Meaning:1. to draw out or off, i.e. remove (the soul by death)
KJV Renderings:take away.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8695

I. [שָׁלָה, שָׁלֵו] verb be quiet, at ease ( Eccl 47:13 שלוה prosperity, Eccl 41:1 c שליו prosperous, at ease; [untranscribed source text 5547] be tranquil, quiet, ceaee; ᵑ7 שְׁלָא, שְׁלי be at ease, then be careless, thoughtless, go astray [for Hebrew שָׁגָה, שָׁגַג] Aph`el neglect (God, etc.), Biblical Aramaic ᵑ7 שָׁלוּ error; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5548] ( [untranscribed source text 5549]) be. forgetful, neglectful, content, free (from anxiety)); —

Qal
1. be, (have) quiet: Perfect 1 singular שָׁלַיְתִּי Job 3:26.
2. be at ease, prosper, of wicked, 3 plural שָׁלוּ Jer 12:1; Lam 1:5, also Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִשְׁלָ֫יוּ (Ges «GKC:75u»§ 75u) Job 12:5, and (of good) Ps 122:6 (יֵ֫שֶׁל Job 27:8 see II. שׁלח ).
Niph`al Imperfect 2 masculine plural תִּשָּׁלוּ jussive 2Chr 29:11 be not negligent (easy-going; German 'bequem').
Hiph`il Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּשְׁלֶה jussive 2Kgs 4:28 do not mislead me (compare תְּכַזֵּב 2Kgs 4:16), strong Aramaism, whence Klo תַּשְׁגֶּה.


BDB8702

II. [שָׁלָה] verb draw out, extract (si vera lectio; =שָׁלַל; Syriac [untranscribed source text 5552] (e.g. Exod 2:10), ᵑ7 Jer שְׁלִי (e.g. Lev 11:17)); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular with apocope (Ges «GKC:109k»§ 109k) כִי וֵ֫שֶׁל אֱלוֺהַּ נַפְשׁוֺ Job 27:8 (De); < read יָשֹׁל, or יִשּׁל (√ שׁלל) Di; Schnurrer We Siegf Bu Du יִשְׁאַל demandeth; PerlesAnal. 48 יִשָּׂא אֶלאֱֿלוֺהַּ.


Other Resources

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

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