Strong's H7997 · Hebrew
שָׁלַל
shâlal · /shaw-lal'/
Definition
to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder
KJV: let fall, make self a prey, [idiom] of purpose, (make a, (take)) spoil.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שָׁלַל across 12 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
12 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Isaiah2 verses
I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. tread: Heb. lay them a treading
Isaiah 59:15Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. maketh: or, is accounted mad it displeased: Heb. it was evil in his eyes
Jeremiah1 verse
Ezekiel5 verses
And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. thy pleasant: Heb. houses of thy desire
Ezekiel 29:19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. take her spoil: Heb. spoil her spoil, and prey her prey
Ezekiel 38:12To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. To take: Heb. To spoil the spoil, and to prey the prey midst: Heb. navel
Ezekiel 38:13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Ezekiel 39:10So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7997 (shâlal) mean?
to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder
How many times does H7997 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7997 (שָׁלַל) appears in 12 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “take.”
How is shâlal translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7997 is rendered as “take” (5×), “spoil” (4×), “spoiled” (4×), “fall” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word שָׁלַל come from?
a primitive root;