Hebrew word · Strong's H7993

שָׁלַךְ

shâlak · shaw-lak · verb · “to throw, cast”

In a sentence

Shalak means to throw, cast, or fling away. God “casts” our sins behind his back; he is also asked to “cast me not away from your presence.”

Shalak is to throw or cast — a strong verb of removal. The Old Testament uses it of God dealing with sin: he “casts our sins into the depths of the sea” (Micah 7:19), behind his back (Isaiah 38:17).

It is also the cry of a contrite heart: “cast me not away from your presence” (Psalm 51:11). Both directions matter — God casts sin away; we plead with him not to cast us away.

Strong's reference

Definition: to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

KJV usage: adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Micah 7:19 “He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.” Psalms 51:11 “Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.” Isaiah 38:17 “Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.