Strong's Lexicon
shalak: To throw, cast, hurl, fling
Original Word:שָׁלַךְ
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:shalak
Pronunciation:shah-LAK
Phonetic Spelling:(shaw-lak)
Definition:To throw, cast, hurl, fling
Meaning:to throw out, down, away
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G906 (βάλλω, ballō): To throw or cast
-G1544 (ἐκβάλλω, ekballō): To cast out, drive out
Usage:The Hebrew verb "shalak" primarily means to throw or cast something, often with force or intention. It is used in various contexts, including the physical act of throwing objects, casting lots, or metaphorically casting away or rejecting something. The term conveys a sense of deliberate action, whether in a physical or symbolic sense.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Hebrew culture, the act of casting or throwing had significant implications, both practically and symbolically. Casting lots, for example, was a common practice for making decisions or discerning divine will. The act of throwing or casting away could also symbolize rejection or judgment. Understanding the cultural context of "shalak" helps illuminate its use in Scripture, where physical actions often carry deeper spiritual meanings.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto throw, fling, cast
NASB Translationbrings him down (1), cast (41), cast it away (1), cast me away (2), cast me off (1), cast them away (1), cast away (5), cast down (2), cast off (1), casts (1), dropped (1), fling (2), hurl (1), hurled (2), left (1), risked* (1), snatched (1), stretching (1), threw (29), threw her down (1), threw his down (1), threw them down (1), threw down (1), throw (13), throw it down (1), throw them away (1), throw away (1), thrown (8), thrown away (1), thrown down (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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125112 (Phoenician in compare proper name, meaning dubious; Arabic

is
travel (or
cause to travel)
along a road, cause to enter); —
Perfect3masculine singular
Amos 8:3 +; 2 masculine singular suffix consecutive
Jeremiah 51:63; 2feminine plural consecutive
Amos 4:3, etc.;
ImperfectIsaiah 2:20,
Judges 9:17 +, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular
Exodus 7:9;
Psalm 55:23, feminine singular
Jeremiah 7:29, etc.;
Infinitive absoluteJeremiah 22:19;
Jeremiah 36:23; construct
Ecclesiastes 3:5,6, etc.;
ParticipleMicah 2:5;
Psalm 147:17, etc.; —
usually human subject,throw, cast:
location2 Kings 23:12;Ezekiel 5:4;Zechariah 5:8 (twice in verse) +, also (accusative of thing omitted)Exodus 15:25 (J),Numbers 19:6 (P) +; loc,Exodus 32:24 (E),Ezekiel 7:19 +; rarely location 2 Chronicles 30:14 and (accusative omitted) 2 Chronicles 24:10; location2 Kings 23:6, locativeExodus 4:3 (twice in verse),Judges 8:25;2 Kings 6:6 (accusative omitted), etc.; especially of casting dead bodies, locationJoshua 8:29 (J),Joshua 10:27 (J), + 3 t., locationAmos 8:3;2 Kings 9:25,26.2 Kings 13:21,Jeremiah 22:19; accusative of thing + person1 Kings 19:19;2 Samuel 20:22 (accusative omitted); accusative of thing with personNahum 3:6;Judges 9:53;2 Samuel 11:21 ( + ), etc.; accusative of thing +Exodus 32:19 (E), compareDeuteronomy 9:17 (); + of animalExodus 22:30 (E),Isaiah 2:20, etc.
, of pitGenesis 37:22 (E),Jeremiah 38:6,9, of pitGenesis 37:20 (E), with locativeGenesis 37:24 (E; pit),Exodus 1:22 (J), compareAmos 4:3 (si vera lectio); locationGenesis 21:15 (E); accusative , figurative, with1 Kings 14:9 (of apostasy),Ezekiel 23:35, so s lawNehemiah 9:26, words ( person reflexive)Psalm 50:17.
throw away, accusative of thingJudges 15:17 (),2 Kings 7:15;Ezekiel 20:7,8;Psalm 2:3 ( reflexive),Ecclesiastes 3:5 (opposed to = ); accusative omittedJeremiah 7:29;Joel 1:7 (of locusts); absoluteEcclesiastes 3:6 (opposed to ); accusative of transgressionEzekiel 18:31 (figurative; reflexive).
cast off, shed, blossom (like flower)Job 15:33.
cast down (late), subject goat, accusative ram,Daniel 8:7 () little horn, accusativeDaniel 8:12 (id.); accusative of person (literal) 2 Chronicles 25:12 ( local),Job 18:7his (own)counsel felleth him; so probablyJeremiah 9:18they have overthrown our dwellings (Du reads Hoph`al).
figurative,Psalm 55:23castthy lot.
subject:
cast, accusative of thing, + personJoshua 10:11 (E),Job 27:22 (accusative of thing omitted); sandalupon EdomPsalm 60:10 =Psalm 108:10 (sign of possession); ice (no preposition)Psalm 147:17.
accusative of person + location2 Kings 2:16 (subject ),Nehemiah 9:11;Jonah 2:4 ( + accusative of location); +Ezekiel 28:17 (figurative); location (of exile)Deuteronomy 29:27; especially of s rejecting men, accusative of person +2 Kings 13:23;2 Kings 24:20, compare2 Kings 17:20;Jeremiah 7:15 (twice in verse);Jeremiah 52:3, alsoPsalm 51:13 and (without )Psalm 71:9; casting sins (accusative)Isaiah 38:17, locationMicah 7:19.
cast down, honour of Israel + accusative of location, local,Lamentations 2:1; accusative of personPsalm 102:11 (opposed to ).
Joshua 18:8,10 (RD)cast lotsin behalf of;Micah 2:5 (see
, I. );Isaiah 19:8 i.e. fishermen;Judges 9:17, see ;Job 29:17out of his teeth I cast the prey.
Perfect3masculine singularDaniel 8:11; 2masculine singularIsaiah 14:19, etc.;Imperfect2feminine singularEzekiel 16:5; 3masculine pluralIsaiah 34:3;Participle2 Samuel 20:21, etc.; —
be thrown, cast, accusative of head, person + of wall2 Samuel 20:21; carcass, location1 Kings 13:24,25,28;Jeremiah 14:16;Jeremiah 36:30.
be cast forth, out, absolute of deadIsaiah 34:3; of graveIsaiah 14:19;Ezekiel 16:5 (Jerusalem personified as infant);Jeremiah 22:28 (of exile).
be cast down,Ezekiel 19:12 (Israel, figurative of vine); absolute of sanctuaryDaniel 8:11.
,be cast, ofPsalm 22:11 (i.e. on his protection).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
adventure, cast away, down, forth, off, out, hurl, pluck,
A primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively) -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
Forms and Transliterations
אַשְׁלִ֖יךְ אַשְׁלִ֣יךְ אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ אַשְׁלִ֨יךְ אשליך הִשְׁלִ֔יכוּ הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּ הִשְׁלִ֣יךְ הִשְׁלִ֣יכָה הִשְׁלִ֤יךְ הִשְׁלִ֥יךְ הִשְׁלִ֥יכוּ הִשְׁלִ֨יךְ הִשְׁלִיכ֥וֹ הִשְׁלִיכָ֖ם הִשְׁלִיכָ֥ם הִשְׁלִכ֥וֹ הִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּ הִשְׁלַ֙כְתִּי֙ הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּ הִשְׁלַ֧כְתָּ הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָ הַשְׁלִ֔יכוּ הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּ הַשְׁלִיכֵ֙הוּ֙ הַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּ הַשְׁלִכֵ֔הוּ הַשְׁלִכֵ֛הוּ הַשְׁלֵ֤ךְ הָשְׁלַ֣כְתִּי הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ הֻשְׁלָ֔כָה השליך השליכה השליכהו השליכו השליכם השלך השלכה השלכהו השלכו השלכת השלכתי השלכתיך וְֽהַשְׁלִ֔יכִי וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ וְהִשְׁלִ֔יךְ וְהִשְׁלִ֕יךְ וְהִשְׁלִ֤יכוּ וְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְ וְהִשְׁלִ֨יךְ וְהִשְׁלִ֨יכוּ וְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥י וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָה וְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤ וְהִשְׁלַכְתּ֖וֹ וְהַשְׁלֵ֔ךְ וְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְ וְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ וְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּ וְהֻשְׁלַ֖ךְ וְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְ וְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ וְנַשְׁלִ֖יכָה וְנַשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ וְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְ וְתַשְׁלֵ֤ךְ וַֽתֻּשְׁלְכִ֞י וַיַּ֨שְׁלִכֻ֔ם וַיַּשְׁלִ֖יכוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֗כוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙ וַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֤יכוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֤כוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֥כוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ וַיַּשְׁלִיכ֛וּם וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּ וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֛ם וַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְ וַיַּשְׁלֵ֛ךְ וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֩ וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־ וַתַּשְׁלִ֥יכִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִי וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃ וַתַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְ וַתַּשְׁלֵ֞ךְ וַתַּשְׁלֵ֣ךְ וָֽאַשְׁלִ֜יכָה וָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙ וָֽאַשְׁלִכֵ֔ם וָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ וָאַשְׁלִכֵ֣הוּ ואשליך ואשליכה ואשלך ואשלכהו ואשלכם והשליך והשליכו והשליכי והשלך והשלכו והשלכת והשלכתו והשלכתי והשלכתנה וישליכהו וישליכו וישליכום וישלך וישלך־ וישלכהו וישלכו וישלכם ונשליכה ונשלכהו ותשליך ותשליכהו ותשליכי ותשליכני ותשליכני׃ ותשלך ותשלכי יַשְׁלִ֗יכוּ יַשְׁלִ֣יךְ יַשְׁלִ֨יכוּ יֻשְׁלָ֔כוּ ישליך ישליכו ישלכו לְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְ לְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃ להשליך להשליך׃ מַשְׁלִ֣יךְ מַשְׁלִ֥יךְ מַשְׁלִיכֵ֥י מֻשְׁלֶ֔כֶת מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת מֻשְׁלָ֥ךְ מֻשְׁלָכִים֩ משליך משליכי משלך משלכים משלכת תַּ֭שְׁלִיכֵנִי תַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִי תַּשְׁלִיכֻ֔הוּ תַּשְׁלִכ֥וּן תשליכהו תשליכני תשלכון ’aš·lîḵ ’ašlîḵ ashLich hā·šə·laḵ·tā hā·šə·laḵ·tî haš·lêḵ haš·li·ḵê·hū haš·lî·ḵê·hū haš·lî·ḵū hāšəlaḵtā hāšəlaḵtî hasheLachta hasheLachti hashLech hashliChehu hashLichu hašlêḵ hašliḵêhū hašlîḵêhū hašlîḵū hiš·laḵ·tā hiš·laḵ·tî hiš·laḵ·tî·ḵā hiš·lî·ḵāh hiš·lî·ḵām hiš·li·ḵōw hiš·lî·ḵōw hiš·lî·ḵū hiš·lîḵ hishLachta hishLachti hishlachTicha hishLich hishLichah hishliCham hishliCho hishLichu hišlaḵtā hišlaḵtî hišlaḵtîḵā hišlîḵ hišlîḵāh hišlîḵām hišliḵōw hišlîḵōw hišlîḵū huš·lā·ḵāh hushLachah hušlāḵāh lə·haš·lîḵ lehashLich ləhašlîḵ maš·lî·ḵê maš·lîḵ mashLich mashliChei mašlîḵ mašlîḵê muš·lā·ḵîm muš·lāḵ muš·le·ḵeṯ mushLach mushlaChim mushLechet mušlāḵ mušlāḵîm mušleḵeṯ taš·lî·ḵê·nî taš·lî·ḵu·hū taš·li·ḵūn tashliCheni tashliChuhu tashliChun tašlîḵênî tašlîḵuhū tašliḵūn vaashliCh vaashLichah vaashliChehu vaashliChem vaiyashLech vaiyashliChehu vaiyashliChem vaiyashLichu vaiYashliChum vattashLech vattashliCheni vattashLichi vattushleChi vehashLech vehashLichi vehishlachTa vehishlachTenah vehishlachTi vehishlachTo vehishLich vehishLichu vehushLach veHushleChu venashLichah venashliChehu vetashLech vetashLich vetashliChehu veyashLech wā’ašliḵ wā’ašlîḵ wā’ašlîḵāh wā’ašliḵêhū wā’ašliḵêm wā·’aš·lî·ḵāh wā·’aš·li·ḵê·hū wā·’aš·li·ḵêm wā·’aš·liḵ wā·’aš·lîḵ wat·taš·lêḵ wat·taš·lî·ḵê·nî wat·taš·lî·ḵî wat·tuš·lə·ḵî wattašlêḵ wattašlîḵênî wattašlîḵî wattušləḵî way·yaš·lêḵ way·yaš·leḵ- way·yaš·li·ḵê·hū way·yaš·lî·ḵê·hū way·yaš·li·ḵêm way·yaš·li·ḵū way·yaš·lî·ḵū way·yaš·li·ḵum way·yaš·lî·ḵūm wayyašlêḵ wayyašleḵ- wayyašliḵêhū wayyašlîḵêhū wayyašliḵêm wayyašliḵū wayyašlîḵū wayyašliḵum wayyašlîḵūm wə·haš·lêḵ wə·haš·lî·ḵî wə·hiš·laḵ·tā wə·hiš·laḵ·te·nāh wə·hiš·laḵ·tî wə·hiš·laḵ·tōw wə·hiš·lî·ḵū wə·hiš·lîḵ wə·huš·laḵ wə·huš·lə·ḵū wə·naš·lî·ḵāh wə·naš·li·ḵê·hū wə·ṯaš·lêḵ wə·ṯaš·lî·ḵê·hū wə·ṯaš·lîḵ wə·yaš·lêḵ wəhašlêḵ wəhašlîḵî wəhišlaḵtā wəhišlaḵtenāh wəhišlaḵtî wəhišlaḵtōw wəhišlîḵ wəhišlîḵū wəhušlaḵ wəhušləḵū wənašlîḵāh wənašliḵêhū wəṯašlêḵ wəṯašlîḵ wəṯašlîḵêhū wəyašlêḵ yaš·lî·ḵū yaš·lîḵ yashLich yashLichu yašlîḵ yašlîḵū yuš·lā·ḵū yushLachu yušlāḵū
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