Lexicon shalaph: To draw out, to pull out, to take out Original Word: שָׁלַף Strong's Exhaustive Concordance draw off, grow up, pluck off A primitive root; to pull out, up or off -- draw (off), grow up, pluck off. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to draw out or off NASB Translation draw (9), drawn (4), drawn forth (1), drew (7), grows (1), removed (2), swordsmen* (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שָׁלַף verb draw out, off (Late Hebrew id., loosen, draw (nail, sword; Jastr); Assyrian šalâpu, pluck out, draw sword; Aramaic לְֵַף draw sword, draw off shoe, ![]() ![]() ![]() Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׁ Judges 3:22 +; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיִּשְׁלֹף Ruth 4:8, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁלֹף Judges 9:54 +; Participle active שֹׁלֵף Judges 8:10 +, etc.; passive feminine שׁלוּפָה Numbers 22:23 +; — 1 draw out sword from (מִן) wound Judges 3:22, compare Job 20:25; usually sword from sheath Judges 8:20; Judges 9:54; 1 Samuel 31:4 = 1 Chronicles 10:4, + מִתַּעְרָהּ 1 Samuel 17:51; וְחַרְבּוֺ שָׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֺ Numbers 22:23,31; Joshua 5:13 (all J), 1 Chronicles 21:16; elsewhere ׳אִישׁ שֹׁלֵף ח collective Judges 8:10; Judges 20:2,15,17,46; 2 Samuel 24:9; 2 Kings 3:26; 1 Chronicles 21:5 (twice in verse), compare Judges 20:35 and (׳שְׁלֹפֵי ח) Judges 20:25. 2 draw off sandal Ruth 4:7,8 (compare I. חלץ 1; also RSK 269 DrDeuteronomy 25:9 BewerSK lxxvi (1903), 332). 3 shoot up (?), i.e. draw out blade, of grass on roof Psalm 129:6 (compare Ew Bae and others); Che Dr is unsheathed (verb with subject indefinite = passive), with same meaning; Hup-Now proposes שָׁלֵם (with "" in Syriac); see OrtenbergTextkrit1 K d. Ps. (1861), 30 שֶׁחָלָף, WeHpt Du חֲלֹף (as Psalm 90:5; Psalm 90:6, see ׳ח 2). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1670: ἐκσπάω (ekspao) • to draw out, pull out Usage: The verb שָׁלַף (shalaf) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of pulling out or drawing forth, often in the context of drawing a sword or pulling something from its place. Context: The Hebrew verb שָׁלַף (shalaf) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, primarily conveying the action of drawing or pulling out. It is often used in martial or combative scenarios, such as drawing a sword from its sheath. For example, in Judges 3:22, it describes Ehud drawing his sword: "Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Ehud did not pull the sword out of his belly." The term also appears in more metaphorical or non-combative contexts, such as pulling out a shoe in the context of a legal transaction or custom, as seen in Ruth 4:7: "Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption and exchange of property, to confirm any matter, a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party." Forms and Transliterations וַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּ וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ף וישלף וישלפה שְׁלֹ֤ף שְׁלֹ֥ף שְׁלֻפָ֖ה שְׁלוּפָ֖ה שְׁלוּפָה֙ שָׁלַ֛ף שָׁלַ֣ף שָׁלַ֥ף שָׁלַ֨ף שָׁלַף֮ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף שֹׁ֥לְפֵי שֹׁ֥לֵֽף שֹׁ֥לֵף שלופה שלף שלפה שלפי šā·lap̄ šālap̄ šə·lōp̄ šə·lu·p̄āh šə·lū·p̄āh šəlōp̄ šəlup̄āh šəlūp̄āh shaLaf sheLof sheluFah Sholef Sholefei šō·lə·p̄ê šō·lêp̄ šōlêp̄ šōləp̄ê vaiyishleFah vaiyishLof way·yiš·lə·p̄āh way·yiš·lōp̄ wayyišləp̄āh wayyišlōp̄Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 22:23 HEB: בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ וְחַרְבּ֤וֹ שְׁלוּפָה֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ וַתֵּ֤ט NAS: in the way with his drawn sword KJV: and his sword drawn in his hand: INT: the way sword his drawn his hand turned Numbers 22:31 Joshua 5:13 Judges 3:22 Judges 8:10 Judges 8:20 Judges 9:54 Judges 20:2 Judges 20:15 Judges 20:17 Judges 20:25 Judges 20:35 Judges 20:46 Ruth 4:7 Ruth 4:8 1 Samuel 17:51 1 Samuel 31:4 2 Samuel 24:9 2 Kings 3:26 1 Chronicles 10:4 1 Chronicles 21:5 1 Chronicles 21:5 1 Chronicles 21:16 Job 20:25 Psalm 129:6 25 Occurrences |