שָׁלַל

Strong’s Definition

to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

let fall, make self a prey, [idiom] of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(qal) to draw out
• 2.(qal) to spoil, plunder
• 3.(hithpolel) to be spoiled, be plundered
• 4.to spoil, plunder, take spoil

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâlal; Pronunciation: shaw-lal'