Word

צָלַח

tsâlach · H6743 · Hebrew · 65 occurrences

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Meanings

Action by which an outside force (perhaps divine) quickly comes over a person, gaining control over the person or causing some immediate outcome (to rush (upon), to come (over), to possess, grip, take control)

Examples
Judges 14:6 And the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him, so that he tore it apart as one tears apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand; but he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
State in which an object can be used for an intended or desired outcome (to be useful, to be good (for something))

Examples
Jeremiah 13:7 Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the undergarment from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the undergarment was ruined, it was completely useless.
to thrive, to flourish

Process by which a plant grows well and in a healthy way

Examples
Ezekiel 17:9 “Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers—so that all its sprouting shoots wither? And neither by great strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again.
Process by which humans increase their societal standards, achieving a higher status (to advance > to become as (queen))

Examples
Ezekiel 16:13 “So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your dress was of fine linen, silk, and colorfully woven cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil; so you were exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.
to be successful

Action by which humans complete a task with the expected or desired outcome

Examples
Genesis 39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.
to succeed, to prosper

Process by which an event is completed with the expected or satisfactory outcome

Examples
Numbers 14:41 But Moses said, “Why then are you violating the command of the LORD, when doing so will not succeed?
Genesis 24:21 Meanwhile, the man was taking a close look at her in silence, to find out whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not.
to make successful, to give success, to make prosper

Causative action by which a deity assists or helps a human complete a task with the desired outcome

Examples
2 Chronicles 26:5 He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him successful.

How it’s used In 7 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

63 occurrences in 16 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 19
Not stated: you (one person) 12
רוּחַspirit, wind 8
Not stated: you (more than one) 5
יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 4
Not stated: they 3
Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

13 occurrences in 7 groups

דֶּרֶךְway, road 7
כֹּלall, every, whole 1
מִרְמָהfalsehood 1
עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
שָׁלַחto send, to send away 1
וֹhim 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

25 occurrences in 21 groups

עַלon, upon, over, against+ וֹhim 4
בin/on/with+ יָדhand, power 3
Other words · 19 groups that occur once or twice (21) 21

With adverbsAdverbs

17 occurrences in 4 groups

לֹאnot 13
אָזat that time 2
יֵשׁthere is, there are 1
מַדּוּעַwhy? 1

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

דֶּרֶךְway, road 1

What is done to itIt is the object

3 occurrences in 2 groups

יָדַעto know 2
רָאָהto see 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

בin/on/with 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word

כָּשֵׁר kâshêr · H3787 · to be right, to be proper, to succeed: כָּשֵׁר (kâshêr, H3787) is rare, but its core sense overlaps with the common "prosper" usage of צָלַח (tsâlach, H6743); they can substitute for each other in the sense of succeeding or prospering.

Semantic domains 4 entries

Impact002001001024: This domain's connection to צָלַח is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of a journey or life being made successful rather than a physical impact.
Succeed002003003020: צָלַח most often means to prosper or make successful, as of the LORD making Abraham's servant's journey successful in Genesis 24:21, 24:40, and 24:42, and Joseph's becoming a successful man in Genesis 39:2.
Stage002001001060: This domain's connection to צָלַח is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of prospering rather than a stage or phase.
Role002002002008: This domain's connection to צָלַח is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of prospering rather than a role or office.

Word family 5 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

צָלַחtsâlach · H6743צְלַח tsᵉlach · H6744 · promote, prosper · 4×צֵלָחָה tsêlâchâh · H6745 · pan, dish · 4×צְלֹחִית tsᵉlôchîyth · H6746 · bowl, dish · 1×צַלַּחַת tsallachath · H6747 · pan, dish · 0×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6743. tsalach I. [צָלַח] verb rush; — (Thes and others compare צְלַח ᵑ7, Syriac ,…

H6743. tsalach
I. [צָלַח] verb rush; — (Thes and others compare צְלַח ᵑ7, Syriac , cleave, penetrate, then advance, see following); —
Qal Perfect3feminine singular וְצָֽלְחָה consecutive 1Sa 10:6; 1Sa 10:3plural צָֽלְחוּ 2Sa 19:18; Imperfect3masculine singular יִצְלַח Amo 5:6 (see below), 3 feminine singular וַתִּצְלַח Jdg 14:6 +; — rush, ׳וְצ הַיַּרְדֵּן 2Sa 19:18 they rushed into the Jordan (dubious, see Dr HPS), ׳יִצ יוֺסֵף בֵּית כָּאֵשׁ Amo 5:6 lest he rush like fire upon the house of Joseph (or O house, etc. GASm; Now conjecture בָּאֵשׁ יַצִּית); especially of sudden possession by (אֱהִֹים) י ׳רוּחַ, with עַל, with person Jdg 14:6 the Spirit . . . rushed upon him, so Jdg 14:19; Jdg 15:14; 1Sa 10:6, 1Sa 10:10; 1Sa 11:6; with אֶל person 1Sa 16:13 and (of צ ׳רוּחַ רָעָה) 1Sa 18:10.
II. [צָלַח צָלֵחַ,] verb advance, prosper (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician Pi`el causative in proper name; Arabic be good condition, compare Sabean תצלךְ SabDenkm93; Aramaic צְלַח, prosper ); —
Qal Perfect3feminine singular צָלֵ֑חָה Jer 12:1; Imperfect3masculine singular יִצְלַח Jer 13:7 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular צְלַח; — prosper, of way of wicked Jer 12:1 compare Num 14:41; Isa 53:10; Isa 54:17; Eze 17:9-10, Dan 11:27; with ל of thing, = be good for anything Jer 13:7, Jer 13:10; Eze 15:4; subject person, absolute, Jer 22:30, Jer 22:20; Eze 17:15; Psa 45:5 be successful ! לִמְלוּבָה וַתִּצְלְחִי Eze 16:13 and thou didst prosper to royalty (dubious; strike out ᵐ5 Co Toy; >StaZAW vi (1886), 337 f. Krae לִמְלָאכָה i.e. harlotry).
Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הִצְלִיחַ Gen 24:21, Gen 24:2masculine singular וְהִצְלַחְתָּ֫ 1Ch 22:11, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַצְלִיחַ Neh 2:20 +, וַיַּצְלַח 1Ch 29:23; 2Ch 32:30, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַצְלַח 1Ki 22:12 +, הַצְלִ֫יחָה Neh 1:11, יִ֯חָ֫ה Psa 118:25, etc.; Participle מַצְלִיחַ Gen 24:42 +; —
1 make prosperous, bring to successful issue, of ׳י, with accusative of man's way (דֶּרֶךְ), Gen 24:21, Gen 24:40, Gen 24:42, Gen 24:56 (J), with accusative of thing Gen 39:3, Gen 39:23 (J), with accusative of person 2Ch 26:5, with ל person Neh 1:11; Neh 2:20; absolute send success Psa 118:25; human subject with accusative דֶּרֶךְ Deu 28:29; Jos 1:8 (D), Isa 48:15; Psa 37:7, so probably Psa 1:3 (al. below 2), 2Ch 7:11; with accusative מִרְמָה Dan 8:25.
2 shew, experience, prosperity, of men 1Ki 22:12, 1Ki 22:15 2Ch 18:11, 2Ch 18:14; Jer 2:37 (+ ל person in reference to whom) Jer 5:28; Jer 32:5; 1Ch 22:11, 1Ch 22:13; 1Ch 29:23; 2Ch 13:12; 2Ch 14:6; 2Ch 20:20; 2Ch 24:20; 2Ch 31:21; 2Ch 32:30 (בְּכָלמַֿעֲשֵׂהוּ), Pro 28:13; Dan 8:12 (of horn), Dan 8:24; Dan 11:36; מַצְלִיחַ אִישׁ Gen 39:2 (J) a prosperous man; subject דֶּרֶךְ Jdg 18:5 (compare Psa 1:3 above), ׳י's word Isa 55:11.
III. צלח (√ of following; Late Hebrew צְלֹחִית = Biblical Hebrew; compare Aramaic צְלוּחִיתָא, (in Lexicons) flat dish; Ethiopic Amharic (see PräAmh. Spr. § 65 c); Arabic , all bowl, dish; see Frä63. 170).
[צְלַח] verb prosper (see Biblical Hebrew II. צלח); —
Haph`el Perfect3masculine singular הַצְלַח Dan 3:30; Daniel 6:29; Participle מַצְלַח Ezr 5:8, plural לְחִין- Ezr 6:14; —
1 cause to prosper Dan 3:30 (with ל person).
2 shew prosperity, be prosperous Daniel 6:29 (of person); have success (in building) Ezr 6:14; be successful (of work) Ezr 5:8 (בְּיֶדְהֹם).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 4 entries

Impact10 occurrences Stage2 occurrences Role1 occurrence Succeed52 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0