Strong's Lexicon

H7964

H7964 — שִׁלּוַּח שִׁלּוַּח

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

Hebrewshilluwachnoun mascOccurrences: 3TWOT: 2392c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7964
Word:שִׁלּוַּח שִׁלּוַּח
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7971
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:shilluwach
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shil-loo'-akh (or shilluach {shil-loo'-akh}) n-m.
Meaning:1. (only in plural) a dismissal 2. (of a wife) a divorce (especially the document) 3. (of a daughter) a dowry
KJV Renderings:presents, have sent back.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8713

שִׁלּוּחִים noun [masculine] plural sending away, parting gift; —

1. אַחר שִׁלוּחֶיהָ Exod 18:2 ( J ) after she had been sent away.
2. שִׁלֻּחִים 1Kgs 9:16 he gave (city) as parting gift (i.e. dowry) to his daughter; compare figurative שִׁלּוּחִים Mic 1:14 thou shalt give a parting gift (= say farewell to, lose) Morešeth of Gath.


Other Resources

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

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