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Psalms 107:20

“He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” (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: יִשְׁלַ֣ח — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HVqi3ms
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.