Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
missile
Usage: 1) weapon, missile, sprout 1a) missile, weapon 1b) sprout, shoot
Strong's Number
H7973
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
5
Strong's H7973 Quick Answer
Strong's H7973 שֶׁלַח (shelach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shelach (sheh'-lakh) n-m. 1. a missile of attack, i.e. spear 2. (figuratively) a shoot of growth, i.e. branch It has 8 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include darts and plants. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shelach (sheh'-lakh) n-m. 1. a missile of attack, i.e. spear 2. (figuratively) a shoot of growth, i.e. branch
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- darts and plants
Meaning and Definition
shelach (sheh'-lakh) n-m. 1. a missile of attack, i.e. spear 2. (figuratively) a shoot of growth, i.e. branch [from H7971] KJV: dart, plant, X put off, sword, weapon. Root(s): H7971
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7973. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7973 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shelach, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
darts
2 Chronicles 32:5
plants
Song of Solomon 4:13
How Strong's H7973 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7973 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7973 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7973.
And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about.
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7973, grouped by book.
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7973 FAQ
What does shelach (שֶׁלַח) mean?
Shelach (Strong's H7973) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dart". shelach (sheh'-lakh) n-m. 1. a missile of attack, i.e. spear 2. (figuratively) a shoot of growth, i.e. branch
How many times is shelach (שֶׁלַח) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H7973 across 5 books.
Where can I study shelach (שֶׁלַח) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7973 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shelach (שֶׁלַח)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as darts and plants. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.