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1 Kings 19:2

“Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁלַחshâlach · shaw-lakh'
H7971 · Hebrew

Definition: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] 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).
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
תִּשְׁלַ֤ח — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3fs
Usage: Occurs 847 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:22 Genesis 3:23 Genesis 8:7 Genesis 8:8 Genesis 8:9

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁלַח here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.