שֶׁלַח
shelach · sheh'-lakh
a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7971 (שָׁלַח);
a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch
- a missile of attack, i.e. spear
- also, (figuratively) a shoot of growth
- i.e. branch
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dart, plant, [idiom] put off, sword, weapon.
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
- 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 separate and protect
To consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שֶׁלַח 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- by the sword2 · 25%
- having his weapon1 · 13%
- darts1 · 13%
- a weapon1 · 13%
- put them off1 · 13%
- thy plants1 · 13%
- upon the sword1 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
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.