7997. shalal
Lexicon
shalal: Spoil, Plunder, Booty

Original Word: שָׁלַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shalal
Pronunciation: shah-LAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-lal')
Definition: Spoil, Plunder, Booty
Meaning: to drop, strip, to plunder

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
let fall, make self a prey, of purpose, make a, take spoil

A primitive root; to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder -- let fall, make self a prey, X of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [שָׁלַל] verb draw out (Arabic draw, especially sword from scabbard, drawn sword, new-born child (compare Frä75, but also SchulthHom. Wurz. 80 f.); Talmud שָׁלִיל, ᵑ7 שְׁלִילָא embryo or abortion); — Imperfect2masculine plural + Infinitive absolute שֹׁלתָּֿשֹׁלוּ ׳לָהּ מִן וגו Ruth 2:16 ye shall by all means draw out for her from the sheaves.

II. שָׁלַל verb spoil, plunder (usually identification with I. ׳שׁ; Late Hebrew id. (Jastr, compare Dalm); Assyrian šalâlu, id.; HomChr 33 compare Sabean תַלל plunder, connecting this with Arabic a flock of sheep (or goats); then ᵑ7 שְׁלָלָא booty, and (rare) Syriac are loan-words); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive ׳וְשׁ Ezekiel 26:12; 2masculine singular שַׁלּוֺתָ Habakkuk 2:8, etc.; Imperfect3masculine plural suffix יְשָׁלּוּךָ Habakkuk 2:8; construct לִשְׁלֹ Isaiah 10:6 +; Participle plural שֹׁלְלִים Zechariah 2:12, etc.; — spoil, plunder (usually "" בָּזַז), with accusative of congnate meaning with verb שָׁלָל Isaiah 10:6; Ezekiel 29:19; Ezekiel 38:12,13 (twice in verse), accusative חַיִל wealth Ezekiel 26:12; accusative of person, שֹׁלְלִים Jeremiah 50:10; Habakkuk 2:8; Ezekiel 39:10, גּוֺיִם רַבּים Habakkuk 2:8, compare Zechariah 2:12.

Hithpo`el Perfect3plural אֶשְׁתּוֺלְלוּ אַבִּירֵי לֵב (א in ׳אֶשְׁתּ is Aramaic, or scribal error: Ges§ 54a n., compare 58 k) Psalm 76:6 the stout of heart are spoiled; Participle מִשְׁתּוֺלֵל Isaiah 59:15 he that departs from evil is one despoiled.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G3846 (parabainō): To go aside, transgress, overstep
G4160 (poieō): To make, do, act, cause
G5015 (tarassō): To disturb, agitate, trouble

These Greek entries, while not direct translations, can relate to the broader themes of action, disturbance, and transgression that accompany the act of plundering or stripping away, as seen in the Hebrew context of שָׁלַל.

Usage: • The verb שָׁלַל (shalal) is used in the context of taking spoil or plundering, often in a military or conflict setting. It conveys the act of stripping away goods or possessions from others, typically as a result of conquest or victory.

Context: • The Hebrew verb שָׁלַל (shalal) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, primarily associated with the aftermath of battle or conflict. It describes the action of taking spoils or goods from defeated enemies, a common practice in ancient warfare. This term is often used to illustrate the totality of victory, where the victors not only defeat their enemies but also take possession of their goods, livestock, and other valuables.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, שָׁלַל is translated in contexts such as:
Judges 5:30: "Are they not finding and dividing the spoil? A girl or two for each warrior, the spoil of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments, double-dyed garments for the necks of the plunderers?"
Isaiah 10:6: "I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets."
• The concept of plundering is not only a physical act but also carries a symbolic meaning of divine judgment or retribution, where God allows or commands the plundering as a form of punishment or correction for nations or peoples who have turned away from His ways.

Forms and Transliterations
אֶשְׁתּוֹלְל֨וּ ׀ אשתוללו הֲלִשְׁלֹ֤ל הַשֹּׁלְלִ֣ים הלשלל השללים וְשָׁלְל֣וּ וְשָׁלַ֤ל ושלל ושללו יְשָׁלּ֖וּךָ ישלוך לִשְׁלֹ֖ל לִשְׁלֹ֤ל לִשְׁלֹ֥ל לשלל מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑ל משתולל שַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙ שֹׁלְלֵיהֶ֗ם שֹׁלְלֶ֥יהָ שֹׁל־ של־ שלות שלליה שלליהם תָּשֹׁ֥לּוּ תשלו ’eš·tō·wl·lū ’eštōwllū eshtolLu hă·liš·lōl halishLol hălišlōl haš·šō·lə·lîm hashsholeLim haššōləlîm liš·lōl lishLol lišlōl miš·tō·w·lêl mishtoLel mištōwlêl šal·lō·w·ṯā šallōwṯā shalLota shol sholeLeiha sholeleiHem šō·lə·le·hā šō·lə·lê·hem šōl- šōləlehā šōləlêhem tā·šōl·lū taShollu tāšōllū veshaLal veshalLu wə·šā·lal wə·šā·lə·lū wəšālal wəšāləlū yə·šāl·lū·ḵā yəšāllūḵā yeshalLucha
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Englishman's Concordance
Ruth 2:16
HEB: וְגַ֛ם שֹׁל־ תָּשֹׁ֥לּוּ לָ֖הּ
NAS: Also you shall purposely pull
KJV: And let fall also [some] of the handfuls
INT: Also shall purposely pull from

Ruth 2:16
HEB: וְגַ֛ם שֹׁל־ תָּשֹׁ֥לּוּ לָ֖הּ מִן־
NAS: you shall purposely pull out for her [some grain] from the bundles
KJV: also [some] of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave
INT: Also shall purposely pull from the bundles

Psalm 76:5
HEB: אֶשְׁתּוֹלְל֨וּ ׀ אַבִּ֣ירֵי לֵ֭ב
NAS: The stouthearted were plundered, They sank
KJV: The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept
INT: were plundered strong care for

Isaiah 10:6
HEB: עֶבְרָתִ֖י אֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ לִשְׁלֹ֤ל שָׁלָל֙ וְלָבֹ֣ז
NAS: of My fury To capture booty
KJV: will I give him a charge, to take the spoil,
INT: of my fury and commission to capture booty seize

Isaiah 59:15
HEB: וְסָ֥ר מֵרָ֖ע מִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑ל וַיַּ֧רְא יְהוָ֛ה
NAS: from evil makes himself a prey. Now the LORD
KJV: from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD
INT: turns evil makes saw now the LORD

Jeremiah 50:10
HEB: לְשָׁלָ֑ל כָּל־ שֹׁלְלֶ֥יהָ יִשְׂבָּ֖עוּ נְאֻם־
NAS: All who plunder her will have enough,
KJV: shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied,
INT: plunder All plunder her will have declares

Ezekiel 26:12
HEB: וְשָׁלְל֣וּ חֵילֵ֗ךְ וּבָֽזְזוּ֙
NAS: Also they will make a spoil of your riches
KJV: And they shall make a spoil of thy riches,
INT: will make of your riches prey

Ezekiel 29:19
HEB: וְנָשָׂ֨א הֲמֹנָ֜הּ וְשָׁלַ֤ל שְׁלָלָהּ֙ וּבָזַ֣ז
NAS: her wealth and capture her spoil
KJV: her multitude, and take her spoil,
INT: will carry her wealth and capture her spoil and seize

Ezekiel 38:12
HEB: לִשְׁלֹ֥ל שָׁלָ֖ל וְלָבֹ֣ז
NAS: to capture spoil and to seize
KJV: To take a spoil, and to take
INT: to capture spoil seize

Ezekiel 38:13
HEB: יֹאמְר֣וּ לְךָ֔ הֲלִשְׁלֹ֤ל שָׁלָל֙ אַתָּ֣ה
NAS: to you, 'Have you come to capture spoil?
KJV: unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil?
INT: lions will say to capture prey have you

Ezekiel 38:13
HEB: מִקְנֶ֣ה וְקִנְיָ֔ן לִשְׁלֹ֖ל שָׁלָ֥ל גָּדֽוֹל׃
NAS: and goods, to capture great
KJV: and goods, to take a great
INT: cattle and goods to capture prey great

Ezekiel 39:10
HEB: יְבַֽעֲרוּ־ אֵ֑שׁ וְשָׁלְל֣וּ אֶת־ שֹׁלְלֵיהֶ֗ם
NAS: with the weapons; and they will take the spoil of those who despoiled
KJV: with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled
INT: will make fires will take the spoil and seize

Ezekiel 39:10
HEB: וְשָׁלְל֣וּ אֶת־ שֹׁלְלֵיהֶ֗ם וּבָֽזְזוּ֙ אֶת־
NAS: and they will take the spoil of those who despoiled them and seize
KJV: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob
INT: fires will take the spoil and seize the plunder

Habakkuk 2:8
HEB: כִּֽי אַתָּ֤ה שַׁלּ֙וֹתָ֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים
NAS: Because you have looted many nations,
KJV: Because thou hast spoiled many
INT: Because you have looted nations many

Habakkuk 2:8
HEB: גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים יְשָׁלּ֖וּךָ כָּל־ יֶ֣תֶר
NAS: of the peoples will loot you -- Because
KJV: of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's
INT: nations many will loot All the remainder

Zechariah 2:8
HEB: אֶל־ הַגּוֹיִ֖ם הַשֹּׁלְלִ֣ים אֶתְכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י
NAS: the nations which plunder you, for he who touches
KJV: me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth
INT: against the nations plunder for touches

16 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7997
16 Occurrences


’eš·tō·wl·lū — 1 Occ.
hă·liš·lōl — 1 Occ.
haš·šō·lə·lîm — 1 Occ.
liš·lōl — 3 Occ.
miš·tō·w·lêl — 1 Occ.
šal·lō·w·ṯā — 1 Occ.
šōl- — 1 Occ.
šō·lə·le·hā — 1 Occ.
šō·lə·lê·hem — 1 Occ.
tā·šōl·lū — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·lal — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·lə·lū — 2 Occ.
yə·šāl·lū·ḵā — 1 Occ.















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