H7973Hebrewššālaḥ:
שֶׁלַח
a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch
8
Total Occurrences
5
Books
8
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Strong’s Definition
a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch
Etymology & Derivation
from H7971 (שָׁלַח);
KJV Usage
dart, plant, [idiom] put off, sword, weapon.
Detailed Definition
From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.
- 1.weapon, missile, sprout
- 2.missile, weapon
- 3.sprout, shoot
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: shelach; Pronunciation: sheh'-lakh