Shâlak — H7993

H7993 · Hebrew — שלך

Pronunciation: shaw-lak

Definition

verb

to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

  1. to throw, cast, hurl, fling
    1. (Hiphil)
      1. to throw, cast, throw away, cast off, shed, cast down
      2. to cast (lots) (fig)
    2. (Hophal)
      1. to be thrown, be cast
      2. to be cast forth or out
      3. to be cast down
      4. to be cast (metaph)

Usually translated as

cast, hurl, adventure, pluck, throw

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shâlak occurs 125 times in 121 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (9), Leviticus (2), Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (5), Judges (4), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (5), 2 Kings (15), 2 Chronicles (5), Nehemiah (3), Job (4), Psalms (10), Ecclesiastes (2), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (14), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (10), Daniel (3), Joel (1), Amos (2), Jonah (1), Micah (2), Nahum (1), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — S