What does שִׁלּוּחַ mean in the Bible?
e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower".
Hebrew · H7964
שִׁלּוּחַ
(Only in plural) a dismissal , i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower
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שִׁלּוּחַ H7964
What does שִׁלּוּחַ mean in the Bible?
שִׁלּוּחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "(only in plural) a dismissal , i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7964?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include farewell gifts (1), had sent back (1), it as a dowry (1).
Where does שִׁלּוּחַ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 18:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (1), Exodus (1), Micah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It farewell gifts 1× Micah 1:14
had sent back 1× Exodus 18:2
it as a dowry 1× 1 Kings 9:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 18:2
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 1 Kings 1 Micah 1
Source forms
שִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ׃ 1x šil·lū·ḥe·hā Exodus 18:2
שִׁלּוּחִ֔ים 1x šil·lū·ḥîm Micah 1:14
שִׁלֻּחִ֔ים 1x šil·lu·ḥîm 1 Kings 9:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 2x 1 Kings 9:16, Micah 1:14
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Exodus 18:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. (only in plural) a dismissal , i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower
Source Gloss
(only in plural) a dismissal , i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
(only in plural) a dismissal, i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower BDB: sending away Usage: presents, have sent back.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁלּוּחַ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain