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Psalms 147:15

“He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.” (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
  • הַ — particle (definite article)
  • שֹּׁלֵ֣חַ — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HTd/Vqrmsa
Usage
Occurs 847 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:22Genesis 3:23Genesis 8:7Genesis 8:8Genesis 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.