Definition

a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch

Etymology

from H7971 (שָׁלַח);

Word family

• שָׁלַח shâlach

How the KJV renders it

• dart
• plant
• put off
• sword
• weapon

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.