# שלח
## Aramaic
### Verb

שלח • (transliteration needed)
* to send
* to strip, to take off clothing

## Hebrew

* Root
* שׁ־ל־ח (sh-l-kh)
* 10 terms

### Verb

שָׁלַח • (shalákh) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִשְׁלַח)
* (transitive) to send (someone or something): cause to go
** Tanach, Genesis 45:23, with translation of the King James Version:וּלְאָבִיו שָׁלַח כְּזֹאת עֲשָׂרָה חֲמֹרִים נֹשְׂאִים מִטּוּב מִצְרָיִם […]ul'avív shalákh k'zót asará khamorím nos'ím mitúv mitsráyim […]And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, […]
** Tanach, Numbers 13:2, with Young's Literal Translation:שְׁלַח לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים וְיָתֻרוּ אֶת אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַןsh'lákh l'khá anashím v'yatúru ét érets k'ná'anSend for thee men, and they spy the land of Canaan
** Tanach, Jeremiah 29:1, with translation of the English Standard Version:הַסֵּפֶר אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח יִרְמְיָה הַנָּבִיא מִירוּשָׁלָ‍ִם אֶל יֶתֶר זִקְנֵי הַגּוֹלָהhaséfer ashér shalákh yirmiyá hanaví mirushaláyim él yéter zikné hagoláthe letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles
** Tanach, Psalms 105:28, with translation of the Darby Bible:שָׁלַח חֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּחְשִׁךְshálakh khóshekh vayakhshíkhHe sent darkness, and made it dark
* (transitive) to move (something) physically away from one's body
** Tanach, Genesis 8:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וְלֹא מָצְאָה הַיּוֹנָה מָנוֹחַ לְכַף רַגְלָהּ וַתָּשָׁב אֵלָיו […] וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַיָּבֵא אֹתָהּ אֵלָיוv'ló matz'á hayoná manóakh l'kháf ragláh vatáshov eláv […] vayishlákh yadó vayikakhéha vayavé otáh elávBut the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him […] ; and he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in unto him
* (intransitive) to send messengers or letters
** Tanach, Genesis 41:8, with translation of the American Standard Version:וַיִּשְׁלַח וַיִּקְרָא אֶת כָּל חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִםvayishlákh vayikrá ét kól khartumé mitsráyimand he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt
** Tanach, 1 Kings 18:10, with Young's Literal Translation:גּוֹי וּמַמְלָכָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׁלַח אֲדֹנִי שָׁם לְבַקֶּשְׁךָgóy umamlakhá ashér ló shalákh adoní shám l'vakeshkháa nation and kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee
** Tanach, 2 Kings 1:6, with translation of the English Standard Version:אַתָּה שֹׁלֵחַ לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּבatá sholéakh lidrósh b'vá'al zvúvthat you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub

#### Derived terms

* שלח יד

### Verb

שִׁלֵּחַ • (shiléakh) (pi'el construction)
* defective spelling of שילח (shiléakh)

### Proper noun

שֶׁלַח • (shélakh) m (Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁלַח) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
* a male given name, equivalent to English Salah
** Tanach, Genesis 11:12–14, with translation of the King James Version:וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד חַי חָמֵשׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת שָׁלַח […] וְשֶׁלַח חַי שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת עֵבֶרv'arpakhshád kháy sh'loshím shaná vayóled ét shálakh […] v'shélakh kháy shloshím shaná vayóled ét éverAnd Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah […] And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber

### Noun

שֶׁלַח • (shélakh) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
* run (the depth of a stair from its edge to the bottom of the stair above)
** a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Middot 2:3:רוֹם הַמַּעֲלָה חֲצִי אַמָּה וְשִׁלְחָהּ חֲצִי אַמָּהThe rise of a step was half a cubit, and its run was half a cubit.

### Noun

שֶׁלַח • (shélakh) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
* A dagger, a short sword.
** Tanach, 2 Chronicles 32:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וַיַּעַשׂ שֶׁלַח לָרֹב וּמָגִנִּיםvayá'as shélakh laróv umaginímand made weapons and shields in abundance

### See also

* ש־ לח

### References

* H7971 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* H7973 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
* H7974 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

### Anagrams

* חלש,‎ לחש,‎ שחל