4917. mishlachath
Strong's Lexicon
mishlachath: Sending, mission, expedition, outstretching

Original Word: מִשְׁלַחַת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mishlachath
Pronunciation: mish-lakh'-ath
Phonetic Spelling: (mish-lakh'-ath)
Definition: Sending, mission, expedition, outstretching
Meaning: a mission, release, an army

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁלַח (shalach), meaning "to send" or "to stretch out."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G649 (ἀποστέλλω, apostellō): To send away, to send forth

- G652 (ἀπόστολος, apostolos): A delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders

Usage: The term "mishlachath" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the act of sending or dispatching, often in the context of a mission or an expedition. It can also refer to the act of stretching out or extending something. The word carries the connotation of purpose and intent, often associated with divine or authoritative sending.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of sending was significant, as it often involved the dispatching of messengers, emissaries, or armies. The act of sending was not merely logistical but carried a sense of authority and purpose, often reflecting the will of a leader or deity. Missions or expeditions were common in the context of trade, warfare, and diplomacy.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shalach
Definition
a discharge, deputation, sending
NASB Translation
band (1), discharge (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִשְׁלַ֫חַת noun feminine 1. discharge;

2 deputation, sending; —

1 absolute ׳בַּמִּלְח ׳אֵין מ Ecclesiastes 8:8 there is no discharge in war.

2 construct מַלְאֲכֵי רָעִים ׳מ Psalm 78:49 a deputation (or sending) of angels of evil.

II. שׁלח (√ of following; Arabic strip off hide, piece of hide stripped off; Aramaic שְׁלַח, take off garment; Arabic , Aramaic שִׁלְחָא, hide, perhaps also Palmyrene שלחא (plural ? Lzb; ReckendZMG xiii (1888), 415 compare I. שֶׁלַח); hence שֻׁלְחָן, q. v. (also Late Hebrew, Ecclesiasticus), see GFMPAOS 1890, ixx; especially Judges 1:7).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
discharge, sending

Feminine of mishlowach; a mission, i.e. (abstractly) and favorable) release, or (concretely and unfavorable) an army -- discharge, sending.

see HEBREW mishlowach

Forms and Transliterations
מִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַת מִשְׁלַ֖חַת משלחת miš·la·ḥaṯ mishLachat mišlaḥaṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 78:49
HEB: וָזַ֣עַם וְצָרָ֑ה מִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַת מַלְאֲכֵ֥י רָעִֽים׃
NAS: and trouble, A band of destroying
KJV: and trouble, by sending evil
INT: and indignation and trouble A band angels of destroying

Ecclesiastes 8:8
HEB: הַמָּ֔וֶת וְאֵ֥ין מִשְׁלַ֖חַת בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־
NAS: is no discharge in the time of war,
KJV: of death: and [there is] no discharge in [that] war;
INT: of death is no discharge the time will not

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4917
2 Occurrences


miš·la·ḥaṯ — 2 Occ.















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