The meaning of “שָׁלַל”
Understanding shâlal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
let fall, make self a prey, [idiom] of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil. - to drop or strip - by implication, to plunder ...
שָׁלַל
let fall, make self a prey, [idiom] of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil. - to drop or strip - by implication, to plunder 1) (Qal) to draw out 2) to spoil, plunder, take spoil 2a) (Qal) to spoil, plunder 2b) (Hithpolel) to be spoiled, be plundered
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth 2:16 | “And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.” Word: שָׁלַל (shâlal) | |
| Psalms 76:5 | “The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.” Word: שָׁלַל (shâlal) | |
| Isaiah 59:15 | “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.” Word: שָׁלַל (shâlal) | |
| Jeremiah 50:10 | “And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the Lord.” Word: שָׁלַל (shâlal) | |
| Ezekiel 38:12 | “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.” Word: שָׁלַל (shâlal) |
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