שָׁלָה shâlâh — to mislead
Translated in the KJV as deceive, be negligent.
a primitive root (probably identical with H7953 through the idea of educing); to mislead.
shâlâh in each stem
Hiph'il
Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
תַשְׁלֶ֖ה 2Kgs 4:28 Imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
Niph'al
Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them
Jussive 1
תִּשָּׁל֑וּ 2Chr 29:11 Jussive, 2nd person masculine plural
My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›