שִׁלּוּחַ
shillûwach · shil-loo'-akh
(only in plural) a dismissal, i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower
Lexicon
Derivation: or שִׁלֻּחַ; from H7971 (שָׁלַח);
(only in plural) a dismissal, i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower
- (only in plural) a dismissal, i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document)
- also, (of a daughter) dower
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: presents, have sent back.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › to separate and protect
To consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שִׁלּוּחַ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- he had sent her back1 · 33%
- it for a present1 · 33%
- presents1 · 33%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.