Tsᵉlach — H6744

Definition

verb

to advance (transitive or intransitive)

1. to prosper
1. (Aphel)
1. to cause to prosper
2. show prosperity, be prosperous, have success, be successful

Usually translated as

promote, prosper

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H6743

• Tsâlach (H6743)

Greek equivalents

• árchōn (G758)

Occurrences

Tsᵉlach occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (2), Daniel (2)

• Ezra 5:8 — Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth (וּמַצְלַ֥ח) in their hands.
• Ezra 6:14 — And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered (וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין) through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
• Daniel 3:30 — Then the king promoted (הַצְלַ֛ח) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.
• Daniel 6:28 — So this Daniel prospered (הַצְלַ֖ח) in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.