Hebrew

Verb

שילח \ שִׁלֵּחַ • ‎(shiléach) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. (transitive) to send out, expel
   • Genesis 8:8, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַיְשַׁלַּח אֶת הַיּוֹנָה מֵאִתּוֹ‎

     vay'shalách ét hayoná me'itó

     Also he sent forth a dove from him

   • 2 Kings 17:25:

     וַיְשַׁלַּח יהוה בָּהֶם אֶת הָאֲרָיוֹת וַיִּהְיוּ הֹרְגִים בָּהֶם‎

     vay'shalach YHVH bahém 'ét ha'arayót vayihyú hor'gím bahém

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • Proverbs 31:19:

     יָדֶיהָ שִׁלְּחָה בַכִּישׁוֹר‎

     yadéha shil'chá vakishór

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • Ecclesiastes 11:1, with translation of the King James Version:

     שַׁלַּח לַחְמְךָ עַל פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם‎

     shalách lachm'chá 'ál p'né hamáyim

     Cast thy bread upon the waters

2. (transitive) to free, allow to leave.
   • Exodus 9:1, with translation of the King James Version:

     שַׁלַּח אֶת עַמִּי‎

     shalách ét 'amí

     Let my people go