Hebrew word study

שָׁלַחshâlach — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applicat…

Pronounced “shaw-lakh'”

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

Translated in the King James as: any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

Appears 841 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

Read it in context & ask Abram about this word

Where it appears

Genesis — 66×

Genesis 3:22 Genesis 3:23 Genesis 8:7 Genesis 8:8 Genesis 8:9 Genesis 8:10 Genesis 8:12 Genesis 12:20 Genesis 18:16 Genesis 19:10 Genesis 19:13 Genesis 19:29 Genesis 20:2 Genesis 21:14 Genesis 22:10 Genesis 22:12 Genesis 24:7 Genesis 24:40 Genesis 24:54 Genesis 24:56 Genesis 24:59 Genesis 25:6 Genesis 26:27 Genesis 26:29 Genesis 26:31+ 41 more in Genesis

Exodus — 74×

Exodus 2:5 Exodus 3:10 Exodus 3:12 Exodus 3:13 Exodus 3:14 Exodus 3:15 Exodus 3:20 Exodus 4:4 Exodus 4:13 Exodus 4:21 Exodus 4:23 Exodus 4:28 Exodus 5:1 Exodus 5:2 Exodus 5:22 Exodus 6:1 Exodus 6:11 Exodus 7:2 Exodus 7:14 Exodus 7:16 Exodus 8:1 Exodus 8:2 Exodus 8:8 Exodus 8:20 Exodus 8:21+ 49 more in Exodus

Leviticus — 10×

Leviticus 14:7 Leviticus 14:53 Leviticus 16:10 Leviticus 16:21 Leviticus 16:22 Leviticus 16:26 Leviticus 18:24 Leviticus 20:23 Leviticus 26:22 Leviticus 26:25

Numbers — 29×

Numbers 5:2 Numbers 5:3 Numbers 5:4 Numbers 13:2 Numbers 13:3 Numbers 13:16 Numbers 13:17 Numbers 13:27 Numbers 14:36 Numbers 16:12 Numbers 16:28 Numbers 16:29 Numbers 20:14 Numbers 20:16 Numbers 21:6 Numbers 21:21 Numbers 21:32 Numbers 22:5 Numbers 22:10 Numbers 22:15 Numbers 22:37 Numbers 22:40 Numbers 24:12 Numbers 31:4 Numbers 31:6+ 4 more in Numbers

Deuteronomy — 22×

Deuteronomy 1:22 Deuteronomy 2:26 Deuteronomy 7:20 Deuteronomy 9:23 Deuteronomy 15:12 Deuteronomy 15:13 Deuteronomy 15:18 Deuteronomy 19:12 Deuteronomy 21:14 Deuteronomy 22:7 Deuteronomy 22:19 Deuteronomy 22:29 Deuteronomy 24:1 Deuteronomy 24:3 Deuteronomy 24:4 Deuteronomy 25:11 Deuteronomy 28:20 Deuteronomy 28:48 Deuteronomy 32:24 Deuteronomy 34:11+ 2 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 23×

Joshua 1:16 Joshua 2:1 Joshua 2:3 Joshua 2:21 Joshua 6:17 Joshua 6:25 Joshua 7:2 Joshua 7:22 Joshua 8:3 Joshua 8:9 Joshua 10:3 Joshua 10:6 Joshua 11:1 Joshua 14:7 Joshua 14:11 Joshua 18:4 Joshua 22:6 Joshua 22:7 Joshua 22:13 Joshua 24:5 Joshua 24:9 Joshua 24:12 Joshua 24:28

Judges — 37×

Judges 1:8 Judges 1:25 Judges 2:6 Judges 3:15 Judges 3:18 Judges 3:21 Judges 4:6 Judges 5:15 Judges 5:26 Judges 6:8 Judges 6:14 Judges 6:21 Judges 6:35 Judges 7:8 Judges 7:24 Judges 9:23 Judges 9:31 Judges 11:12 Judges 11:14 Judges 11:17 Judges 11:19 Judges 11:28 Judges 11:38 Judges 12:9 Judges 13:8+ 12 more in Judges

1 Samuel — 65×

1 Sam 4:4 1 Sam 5:10 1 Sam 5:11 1 Sam 6:2 1 Sam 6:3 1 Sam 6:6 1 Sam 6:8 1 Sam 6:21 1 Sam 9:16 1 Sam 9:19 1 Sam 9:26 1 Sam 10:25 1 Sam 11:3 1 Sam 11:7 1 Sam 12:8 1 Sam 12:11 1 Sam 13:2 1 Sam 14:27 1 Sam 15:1 1 Sam 15:18 1 Sam 15:20 1 Sam 16:1 1 Sam 16:11 1 Sam 16:12 1 Sam 16:19+ 40 more in 1 Samuel

2 Samuel — 61×

2 Sam 1:14 2 Sam 2:5 2 Sam 3:12 2 Sam 3:14 2 Sam 3:15 2 Sam 3:21 2 Sam 3:22 2 Sam 3:23 2 Sam 3:24 2 Sam 3:26 2 Sam 5:11 2 Sam 6:6 2 Sam 8:10 2 Sam 10:2 2 Sam 10:3 2 Sam 10:4 2 Sam 10:5 2 Sam 10:6 2 Sam 10:7 2 Sam 10:16 2 Sam 11:1 2 Sam 11:3 2 Sam 11:4 2 Sam 11:5 2 Sam 11:6+ 36 more in 2 Samuel

1 Kings — 48×

1 Ki 1:44 1 Ki 1:53 1 Ki 2:25 1 Ki 2:29 1 Ki 2:36 1 Ki 2:42 1 Ki 5:1 1 Ki 5:2 1 Ki 5:8 1 Ki 5:9 1 Ki 5:14 1 Ki 7:13 1 Ki 8:44 1 Ki 8:66 1 Ki 9:7 1 Ki 9:14 1 Ki 9:27 1 Ki 11:21 1 Ki 11:22 1 Ki 12:3 1 Ki 12:18 1 Ki 12:20 1 Ki 13:4 1 Ki 14:6 1 Ki 15:18+ 23 more in 1 Kings

2 Kings — 71×

2 Ki 1:2 2 Ki 1:6 2 Ki 1:9 2 Ki 1:11 2 Ki 1:13 2 Ki 1:16 2 Ki 2:2 2 Ki 2:4 2 Ki 2:6 2 Ki 2:16 2 Ki 2:17 2 Ki 3:7 2 Ki 4:22 2 Ki 5:5 2 Ki 5:6 2 Ki 5:7 2 Ki 5:8 2 Ki 5:10 2 Ki 5:22 2 Ki 5:24 2 Ki 6:7 2 Ki 6:9 2 Ki 6:10 2 Ki 6:13 2 Ki 6:14+ 46 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 17×

1 Chr 8:8 1 Chr 10:9 1 Chr 12:19 1 Chr 13:2 1 Chr 13:9 1 Chr 13:10 1 Chr 14:1 1 Chr 18:10 1 Chr 19:2 1 Chr 19:3 1 Chr 19:4 1 Chr 19:5 1 Chr 19:6 1 Chr 19:8 1 Chr 19:16 1 Chr 21:12 1 Chr 21:15

2 Chronicles — 37×

2 Chr 2:3 2 Chr 2:7 2 Chr 2:8 2 Chr 2:11 2 Chr 2:13 2 Chr 2:15 2 Chr 6:34 2 Chr 7:10 2 Chr 7:13 2 Chr 8:18 2 Chr 10:3 2 Chr 10:18 2 Chr 16:2 2 Chr 16:3 2 Chr 16:4 2 Chr 17:7 2 Chr 24:19 2 Chr 24:23 2 Chr 25:15 2 Chr 25:17 2 Chr 25:18 2 Chr 25:27 2 Chr 28:16 2 Chr 30:1 2 Chr 32:9+ 12 more in 2 Chronicles

Ezra — 1×

Ezra 8:16

Nehemiah — 13×

Nehemiah 2:5 Nehemiah 2:6 Nehemiah 2:9 Nehemiah 6:2 Nehemiah 6:3 Nehemiah 6:4 Nehemiah 6:5 Nehemiah 6:8 Nehemiah 6:12 Nehemiah 6:19 Nehemiah 8:10 Nehemiah 8:12 Nehemiah 13:21

Esther — 15×

Esther 1:22 Esther 2:21 Esther 3:6 Esther 3:13 Esther 4:4 Esther 5:10 Esther 6:2 Esther 8:7 Esther 8:10 Esther 9:2 Esther 9:10 Esther 9:15 Esther 9:16 Esther 9:20 Esther 9:30

Job — 20×

Job 1:4 Job 1:5 Job 1:11 Job 1:12 Job 2:5 Job 5:10 Job 8:4 Job 12:15 Job 14:20 Job 18:8 Job 20:23 Job 21:11 Job 22:9 Job 28:9 Job 30:11 Job 30:12 Job 30:24 Job 38:35 Job 39:3 Job 39:5

Psalms — 33×

Psalms 18:14 Psalms 18:16 Psalms 20:2 Psalms 43:3 Psalms 44:2 Psalms 50:19 Psalms 55:20 Psalms 57:3 Psalms 59:1 Psalms 74:7 Psalms 78:25 Psalms 78:45 Psalms 78:49 Psalms 80:11 Psalms 81:12 Psalms 104:10 Psalms 104:30 Psalms 105:17 Psalms 105:20 Psalms 105:26 Psalms 105:28 Psalms 106:15 Psalms 107:20 Psalms 110:2 Psalms 111:9+ 8 more in Psalms

Proverbs — 12×

Proverbs 6:14 Proverbs 6:19 Proverbs 9:3 Proverbs 10:26 Proverbs 16:28 Proverbs 17:11 Proverbs 22:21 Proverbs 25:13 Proverbs 26:6 Proverbs 29:15 Proverbs 31:19 Proverbs 31:20

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Eccles 11:1

Song of Solomon — 1×

Song 5:4

Isaiah — 33×

Isaiah 6:8 Isaiah 9:8 Isaiah 10:6 Isaiah 10:16 Isaiah 16:1 Isaiah 16:2 Isaiah 18:2 Isaiah 19:20 Isaiah 20:1 Isaiah 27:8 Isaiah 27:10 Isaiah 32:20 Isaiah 36:2 Isaiah 36:12 Isaiah 37:2 Isaiah 37:4 Isaiah 37:9 Isaiah 37:17 Isaiah 37:21 Isaiah 39:1 Isaiah 42:19 Isaiah 43:14 Isaiah 45:13 Isaiah 48:16 Isaiah 50:1+ 8 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 88×

Jeremiah 1:7 Jeremiah 1:9 Jeremiah 2:10 Jeremiah 3:1 Jeremiah 3:8 Jeremiah 7:25 Jeremiah 8:17 Jeremiah 9:16 Jeremiah 9:17 Jeremiah 14:3 Jeremiah 14:14 Jeremiah 14:15 Jeremiah 15:1 Jeremiah 16:16 Jeremiah 17:8 Jeremiah 19:14 Jeremiah 21:1 Jeremiah 23:21 Jeremiah 23:32 Jeremiah 23:38 Jeremiah 24:5 Jeremiah 24:10 Jeremiah 25:4 Jeremiah 25:9 Jeremiah 25:15+ 63 more in Jeremiah

Lamentations — 1×

Lam 1:13

Ezekiel — 27×

Ezekiel 2:3 Ezekiel 2:4 Ezekiel 2:9 Ezekiel 3:5 Ezekiel 3:6 Ezekiel 5:16 Ezekiel 5:17 Ezekiel 7:3 Ezekiel 8:3 Ezekiel 8:17 Ezekiel 10:7 Ezekiel 13:6 Ezekiel 13:20 Ezekiel 14:13 Ezekiel 14:19 Ezekiel 14:21 Ezekiel 17:6 Ezekiel 17:7 Ezekiel 17:15 Ezekiel 23:16 Ezekiel 23:40 Ezekiel 28:23 Ezekiel 31:4 Ezekiel 31:5 Ezekiel 39:6+ 2 more in Ezekiel

Daniel — 2×

Daniel 10:11 Daniel 11:42

Hosea — 2×

Hosea 5:13 Hosea 8:14

Joel — 3×

Joel 2:19 Joel 2:25 Joel 3:13

Amos — 9×

Amos 1:4 Amos 1:7 Amos 1:10 Amos 1:12 Amos 2:2 Amos 2:5 Amos 4:10 Amos 7:10 Amos 8:11

Obadiah — 3×

Obadiah 1:1 Obadiah 1:7 Obadiah 1:13

Micah — 1×

Micah 6:4

Haggai — 1×

Haggai 1:12

Zechariah — 10×

Zech 1:10 Zech 2:8 Zech 2:9 Zech 2:11 Zech 4:9 Zech 6:15 Zech 7:2 Zech 7:12 Zech 8:10 Zech 9:11

Malachi — 5×

Malachi 2:2 Malachi 2:4 Malachi 2:16 Malachi 3:1 Malachi 4:5

Browse more Greek & Hebrew word studies →

Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.