Help QuickNav Adv. Options
ESV

ESV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H7997 - šālal

Choose a new font size and typeface
שָׁלַל
Transliteration
šālal
Pronunciation
shaw-lal'
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2399,2400

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁלַל shâlal, shaw-lal'; a primitive root; to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder:—let fall, make self a prey, × of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H7997 in the following manner: spoil (8x), take (5x), fall (1x), prey (1x), purpose (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H7997 in the following manner: spoil (8x), take (5x), fall (1x), prey (1x), purpose (1x).

  1. (Qal) to draw out

  2. to spoil, plunder, take spoil

    1. (Qal) to spoil, plunder

    2. (Hithpolel) to be spoiled, be plundered

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁלַל shâlal, shaw-lal'; a primitive root; to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder:—let fall, make self a prey, × of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil.
STRONGS H7997: Abbreviations
† I. [שָׁלַל] verb draw out (Arabic bdb102101 draw, especially sword from scabbard, bdb102102 drawn sword, new-born child (compare Frä75, but also SchulthHom. Wurz. 80 f.); Talmud שָׁלִיל, Targum שְׁלִילָא embryo or abortion); — Imperfect 2nd person masculine 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 bdb102103 a flock of sheep (or goats); then Targum שְׁלָלָא booty, and (rare) Syriac bdb102104 are loan-words); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְשׁ׳ Ezekiel 26:12; 2nd person masculine singular שַׁלּוֺתָ Habakkuk 2:8, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine 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.
Hithpō`. Perfect 3rd person plural אֶשְׁתּוֺלְלוּ אַבִּירֵי לֵב (א in אֶשְׁתּ׳ is Aramaic, or scribal error: Ges§ 54 a n., compare 53 k) Psalm 76:6 the stout of heart are spoiled; Participle מִשְׁתּוֺלֵל Isaiah 59:15 he that departs from evil is one despoiled.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ruth

2:16

Psalms

76:6

Isaiah

10:6; 10:6; 59:15

Jeremiah

50:10

Ezekiel

26:12; 26:12; 29:19; 38:12; 38:13; 39:10

Habakkuk

2:8; 2:8; 2:8; 2:8

Zechariah

2:12; 2:12

H7997

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7997 matches the Hebrew שָׁלַל (šālal),
which occurs 16 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:16 - And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:5 - The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil;
they sank into sleep;
all the men of war
were unable to use their hands.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:6 - Against a godless nation I send him,
and against the people of my wrath I command him,
to take spoil and seize plunder,
and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:15 - Truth is lacking,
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.
The LORD saw it, and it displeased him[fn]
that there was no justice.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:10 - Chaldea shall be plundered; all who plunder her shall be sated, declares the LORD.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:12 - They will plunder your riches and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. Your stones and timber and soil they will cast into the midst of the waters.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:19 - Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off its wealth[fn] and despoil it and plunder it; and it shall be the wages for his army.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:12 - to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:13 - Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders[fn] will say to you, ‘Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil?’

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:10 - so that they will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any out of the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons. They will seize the spoil of those who despoiled them, and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:8 - Because you have plundered many nations,
all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Zec 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:8 - For thus said the LORD of hosts, after his glory sent me[fn] to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye:
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
ESV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
ESV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan