Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to take
Usage: (Qal) to draw out
Strong's Number
H7997
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
7
Strong's H7997 Quick Answer
Strong's H7997 שָׁלַל (shalal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shalal (shaw-lal') v. 1. to drop or strip 2. (by implication) to plunder It has 12 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include prey, let, make, and take. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shalal (shaw-lal') v. 1. to drop or strip 2. (by implication) to plunder
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- prey, let, make, and take
Meaning and Definition
shalal (shaw-lal') v. 1. to drop or strip 2. (by implication) to plunder [a primitive root] KJV: let fall, make self a prey, X of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7997. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7997 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shalal, 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.
How Strong's H7997 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7997 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 H7997 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7997.
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.
And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.
To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7997, grouped by book.
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7997 FAQ
What does shalal (שָׁלַל) mean?
Shalal (Strong's H7997) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "let fall". shalal (shaw-lal') v. 1. to drop or strip 2. (by implication) to plunder
How many times is shalal (שָׁלַל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H7997 across 7 books.
Where can I study shalal (שָׁלַל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7997 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shalal (שָׁלַל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as prey, let, make, and take. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.