BDB8706
I. שָׁלַח844 verb send (Late Hebrew id.; Eccl 48:18 +; Aramaic שְׁלַךְ, [untranscribed source text 5555], SoBuhl BaEs 41 compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 5556] (r = l), send forth, drive cattle to pasture, send messenger, etc., but then different √ for I. שֶׁלַךְ, Arabic [untranscribed source text 5557], [untranscribed source text 5558] weapon; Assyrian probably šalû (send, hurl?), whence tešlitu, command); —
Qal562
Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳
שׁ
Gen 42:4 + 2
masculine singular suffix שְׁלַחְתָּ֑נִי
Exod 5:22, etc.;
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׁלַח
Gen 3:22 +, 2
feminine plural תִּשְׁלַ֫חְנָה
Ezek 23:40 (
Judg 5:26 read
תִּשְׁלָחֶנָּה? Ges § 47 k); Imperative
masculine singular שְׁלַךְ
1Sam 20:31 +,
masculine plural שְׁלָ֑חוּ
2Kgs 2:17
Infinitive absolute. שָׁל(וֺ)ךְַ
Num 22:37 +;
construct שְׁלֹתַ Num 22:15 +, שְׁלַךְ
Isa 58:9, suffix
שָׁלְחֶ֑ךָ
Gen 38:17 etc.;
Participle
active. שֹׁלֵךְַ
Exod 9:14 +, etc.;
שָׁלוּחַ
1Kgs 14:6 +,
etc., —
1.
send: human subject, especially
a. accusative of person Gen 42:4;
Gen 43:8
(both
J
; with אֵת
with, person) Num 22:15 (
E
) + often, with ל of thing for which Jer 14:3 followed by אֶל
person Gen
37:13(
J
),
2Sam 11:6; Neh 6:5 +; rarely with ל person Gen 32:19 (
J
; pass.), אֶל, of location 2Chr 16:4, ב of location 1Sam 11:3,
ל of location 1Kgs 5:28, accusative of location 2Kgs 22:3, ה- locative +
מֵעַל person 2Sam 13:17, מִן local Gen 37:14 (
J
), Num
13:3 (
P
), etc.; followed by infinitive purpose 1Sam 25:14 ( + מִן local), 2Kgs 1:16;
Jer 40:14
+, אֶל person with infinitive purpose 2Sam 10:3; Jer 42:9 +, with ו
subordinate 2Kgs 5:6, with finite verb actionis Exod 2:5 (
E
), sent her maid and took, +, etc. (many combinations); accusative of person
alone Exod 24:5
(
E
), Josh
7:22(
E
),
2Sam 10:7 + often
b. less often accusative of thing (sometimes with
בְּיַד of agent), with אֶל person 1Sam 16:20; 2Kgs 5:5; 2Kgs 20:12 +, 1Kgs 5:23
(= designate by sending unto), ל person Judg 3:15; 1Kgs 5:22 +, אֶל location
Esth 1:22
, שָׁ֫מָּה
2Kgs 6:14
+ infinitive purpose 1Chr 19:4; Esth 4:4 + finite verb action. Ps 105:28 accusative of
kid, alone,
Gen 38:23 also (accusative omitted) Gen 38:17, etc.
c. very oft,. without
object: + finite verb action., send and do so and so, Gen 27:45(
E
), 2Kgs 11:14; Job 1:5 +; with אֶל person Hos 5:13; 2Sam 11:6
+, especially + לֵאמֹר
Gen 38:25
(
J
),
1Kgs 20:5 (often in Samuel Kings), Jer 29:28 +; with infinitive purpose Gen 32:6 (
J
),
Num 21:32 (
J
),
1Sam 22:11 +, etc. (and so 1Sam 31:9 reading וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ, for
Pi`el, Th
We
Dr
Now, not HPS Bu);
absolute
2Kgs 2:16; 2Kgs 2:17; 2Sam 14:29 = send to inquire
1Kgs
20:17, etc.
2.
send: subject ׳
י (God),
a. accusative of person Gen 45:5 (
E
; לִפְנֵי person), 1Sam 15:18 (בְּדָ֑רֶךְ), +
אֶל person 2Sam 12:1 accusative of angel, לִפְנֵי person Gen 24:7
;
Exod 33:2 (both
J
), אֵת
with
Gen
24:40(
J
), etc.; with accusative of person = commission
Exod 3:12
(
E
), Judg
6:14; Isa
6:8; Jer 14:14; Jer 14:15 +
often in Jeremiah; Zech 2:13 +; also (with אֶל person) Exod 3:13
(
E
), Jer
25:4;
Ezek 3:6 +, etc.; especially of sending prophet, (
שָׁלַךְ), הַשְׁכֵּם וְשָׁלוֺחַ
Jer 7:25
+ (see [שָׁרַם]); accusative of person + infinitive purpose 1Sam 15:1
; Jer
19:14 +; + עַד location 2Kgs 2:2, accusative
of location 2Kgs
2:4, ָ ה locative 2Kgs 2:6, etc.
b. with accusative of thing, plagues Exod 9:14 (with אֶללֵֿב,
ב person), figurative arrows 2Sam 22:15 = Ps 18:15( + verb
finite action.), Ps 144:6, compare Jer 25:16 and elsewhere; his word
Isa 9:7
(ב of a people), Isa 55:11 (אשׁר
to which), Zech 7:12 (ב agent.), Ps
107:20 (+ finite verb action.), Ps 147:15 (+ accusative אֶרֶץ
); accusative help Ps 20:3 (מִן local), light and truth Ps 43:3
(+ finite verb action.), compare Ps 57:4
3.
stretch out, especially accusative hand:
a. human subject, with
ב person against, Gen 37:22(
E
),
1Sam
24:11;
Esth 2:21+; with ב of thing
(property of others)
Exod 22:7; Exod 22:10 (
E
),
Esth
9:10 +, בַּחַלָּמִישׁ
Job 28:9
with אֶל person against
Gen
22:12 (
E
),
2Sam 18:12, עַל person 1Kgs 13:4, etc.;
אֶל of thing (for good) 2Sam 6:6 (יָד omitted); from outside;
inward,
Song 5:4 (מִן local); absolute Job 30:24 (read טֹבֵעַ
for בְּעִי
Di
Bi
Bu). + infinitive purpose 1Sam 22:17; 1Sam
22:17;
2Sam 1:14; 1Chr 13:9 + verbfin.active Gen 3:22 (
J
)
Deut
25:11;
Judg 15:15 +; אֶצְבַּע
׳
שׁ
Isa 58:9
, in token of scorn; with accusative of rod 1Sam 14:27
שִׁלְחוּ מַגָּל Joel 1Sam 4:13
stretch out (the) sickle.
b.
׳
י subject, accusative hand, + אֶל person against
Exod 24:1
l (
E
), compare (עַל) Ps 138:7 + finite verb active Exod 3:20
(
J
E
),
Exod 9:15(
J
),
Job 1:11;
Job
2:5 in favour, Jer 1:9, absolute Ps 144:7 (
מִן local), also (passive) Ezek 2:9 and accusative תַּבְנִית יָד
),
Ezek 8:3.
c. accusative hand, subject angel, +
accusative of location, infinitive purpose 2Sam 24:16, cherub, אֶל of
thing, מִן local Ezek 10:7 adversary, אֶל person Job 1:12
subject angel, accusative rod Judg 6:21.
d.
stretched out, slender, of tree Gen 49:21 (poem in
J
), see I.
אֵלָה
above.
e. perhaps extend, direct,
accusative of thing Ezek 8:17 (see
זְמוֺרָה
above, also conjectures in Toy Krae).
4. rarely send away (see
Pi`el): human subject, accusative of person Judg 11:38 ( + accusative
temporal), Gen
28:5 (
P
).
5.
let loose (see
Pi`el), perhaps only Ps 50:19 (figurative) thy
mouth hast thou let loose in evil.
Niph`al
Infinitive absolute. וְנִשְׁלוֺחַ סְפָרִים =
letters were sent (Ges
«GKC:113z»§ 113z «GKC:113gg»gg) Esth 3:13 ( + אֶל
person, בְּיַד agent., infinitive purpose).
Pi`el266
Perfect 3 masculine singular שִׁלַּח
Exod 8:28 +, suffix שִׁלַּחֲךָ
1Sam 20:22, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine
singular יְשַׁלַּח
Jer
3:1 +, יְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ
Isa 45:13;
Prov 6:14 1 singular suffix
אֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ
Gen 32:27, אֲשַׁלְּחֶךָּ
2Sam 11:12; 1Kgs 20:34, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular שַׁלַּךְ
Exod 4:23, +, etc.; Infinitive absolute
Deut 22:7; 1Kgs 11:22 construct שַׁלַּךְ
Gen 8:10 +, שַׁלֵּ֑ךְַ
Exod 7:27 +, etc.; Participle
מְשַׁלֵחַ
Gen 43:4 +, etc.; —
1.
send off, away, human subject:
a. accusative of
person + ל location Josh 24:28 (
E
), Judg
7:8; 1Sam 10:23 +; +
ל person Jer 48:12 + הּ
- locative Judg 12:9 and (c. infinitive purpose) Gen 28:6 (
P
); accusative of goat, לַעֲזָאזֵל
Lev 16:10
(ה- locative), Lev 16:26
send out, different ways, accusative of person, ב
location Judg 19:29; Judg 20:6
send into exile, ׳
י subject, with מִן local Jer 24:5
, ה- locative Jer 29:20.
b.
send away, dismiss, accusative of person Gen
21:14 (
E
),
Gen 25:6 (
J
; מֵעַל person), 2Sam
13:16 +; specifically, with accusative of wife (= divorce
), Deut 22:19;
Deut 22:29; Deut 24:1; Deut 24:3;
Jer 3:1 +, absolute
Mal 2:16
.
c.
send away empty (-handed) רֵיקָם, +
accusative of person Gen 31:42 (
E
),
Deut 15:13;
Job 22:9.
d.
send off, give a 'send-off' (sometimes escort part way),
accusative of person, Gen 18:16; Gen 24:59;
Gen 31:27 (all
J
),
1Sam 9:26;
2Kgs 5:24;
2Kgs 6:23.
e. accusative of thing 1Sam 6:8;
Neh
8:12 +, with accusative of location 1Sam
5:10;
1Sam 6:3, אֶל
person
Jer 27:3, etc.
2.
a.
send away, subject ׳
י, accusative of person Gen 19:29 (
J
; מִתּוֺךְ), 1Kgs 9:7 (מֵעַל
פְּנֵי).
b.
give over, accusative of person Ps 81:13
(ב of evil).
c.
cast out, accusative of person Jer
28:16 (מֵעַלפְּֿנֵי), Lev
18:24; Lev 20:23 (both
מִפְּנֵי).
d.
send out, forth, send on a mission, especially of
׳
י, with accusative of hornet Deut
7:20, compare Deut 28:20
; Deut
32:24 (all ב
person), serpents Num 21:6 (
E
; ב person), lions 2Kgs
17:25; 2Kgs 17:26 (both
id.
), foes 2Kgs 24:2 (twice in
verse) (+ infinitive purpose); pestilence
Amos 4:10; Ezek 28:23
(ב person), etc.; also springs into (ב
) channel Ps 104:10.
3.
let go, set free (sometimes c. חָפְשִׁי)
Exod 4:23;
Exod 5:2 (twice in
verse) (all
J
E
),
2Sam 3:21; 2Sam 3:23;
2Sam 3:24 +; = cease to abuse Judg
19:25 + infinitive purpose Gen 24:56 (
J
), Exod
5:1 (
E
; + 10 t. Exodus), 1Sam 5:11 with accusative of bird
Gen 8:7; Gen
8:8 (+
מֵאִתּוֺ) +; + הַשָּׂדֶה
Lev 14:7, compare Lev 14:53
(both
P
); = let loose, accusative of beast, Exod 22:4 (
E
),
Lev 16:22 (ב location); accusative
of bridle
Job 30:11 (figurative); metaphor of strife
Prov 6:14; Prov 6:19; Prov 16:28
let loose waters, subject ׳
י, Job 12:15.
4.
shoot forth branches, Jer 17:8; Ps 80:12;
Ezek 31:5
(but see I.
שֶׁלַךְ
2.); compare of locks (פֶּרַע)
Ezek 44:20 = let grow long.
5.
let down, accusative of person Jer 38:6 (ב
instrumental), accusative of thing Jer 38:11
(id. + אֶל person and location).
6
shoot (accusative of arrow omitted), לִי
׳
לְשַׁ
לְמַטָּרָה
1Sam
20:20.
7. phrases: שִׁלַּח (אֶתֿ)הָעִיר
בָאֵשׁ
Judg 1:8; Judg 20:48, compare 2Kgs 8:12
; Ps 74:7
but also אֵשׁ בְּ
׳
שׁ
Amos 1:4;
Amos 1:7; Amos 1:10; Amos 1:12;
Amos 2:2;
Amos 2:5;
Hos 8:14; Ezek 39:6 rare
expressions are: וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם
בְּיַדפִּֿשְׁעָם
Job 8:4 (God subject); stretch out hand, ב
of thing (for use) Prov 31:19, ל
person (charity) Prov 31:20
חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּחְנָה
Job 39:3 (of hinds, bearing); שַׁלַּח לַחְמְךָ
עַלפְּֿנֵי הַמָּ֑יִם
Eccl 11:1. — רַגְלַי שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ
Job 30:12 is corrupt;
Theod
Ew
Di
רַגְלָם שִׁלֵּ֑חוּ; Me
Bu
Be and others dittograph from Job 30:11
b.
Pu`al
Perfect 3 masculine singular שֻׁלַּךְ
Judg 5:15; Job
18:8, etc.;
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְשֻׁלַּח
Prov 17:11
Participle
מְשֻׁלָח
Isa 16:2 +; — be sent off
(started on journey)
Gen 44:3 (
J
); with commission, ב person
Obad 1:1; Prov 17:11,
אֶל person Dan 10:11
be put away, divorced, of wife Isa 50:1
(figurative); be impelled (?), בְּרַגְלָיו (=
at his heels ?), with ב location
Judg 5:15 (verb dubious), compare שֻׁלַּח
בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו
Job 18:8
he is hurried into the net with his feet (?
ᵐ5
Du
שֻׁלְּחָה רַגְלוֺ); קֵן מְשֻׁלָּח
Isa 16:2
a driven (scattered) nest (|| עוֺף
נוֺדֵד), compare וְנֶעֱזָב כַּמִּדְבָּר
׳
נָוֶה מְשׁ
Isa 27:10
׳
נַעַר מְשׁ
Prov 29:15
a boy let loose (unrestrained).
Hiph`il
Perfect 1 singular וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּ֫י
and I (׳
י) will send famine, בָּאָרֶץ
Amos 8:11, compare Ezek 14:13
, wild beasts; ב person Lev 26:22 (
H
); Participle
מַשְׁלִיחַ, accusative of flies, ב person
Exod 8:17 (
J
); Infinitive construct
לְהַשְׁלִיחַ accusative of foe, ב of a people
2Kgs 15:37.