Strong's Lexicon

H7961

H7961 — שָׁלֵו שָׁלֵיו שְׁלֵוָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewshalevadjectiveOccurrences: 8TWOT: 2265

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7961
Word:	שָׁלֵו שָׁלֵיו שְׁלֵוָה
Part of Speech:	adjective
Etymology:	from H7951
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	shalev
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shaw-lave' (or shaleyv {shaw-lave'} feminine shlevah {shel-ay-vaw'};) adj.
Meaning:	1. tranquil 2. (in a bad sense) careless 3. abstractly, security
KJV Renderings:	(being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.

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שָׁלֵו (Lag^{BN 43}), שָׁלֵרוּ, שְׁלֵרו adjective quiet, at ease; —

1. of person at ease, שָׁלֵו Job 16:12, שָׁלֵיו Job 21:23 ( Kö^{ii. 1.83}); of nation, שְׁלֵיו (possibly diminutive (Kö^{ii. l.144}) Jer 49:31 (|| יוֺבֵ לָבֶטַח); prosperous, of city feminine singular שְׁלֵוָה Zech 7:7 of wicked, masculine plural construct וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֺלָם Ps 73:12 ( Re^{H. iii. 131} proposes יִשְׁלָיוּ עֲוִילִים).

2. of land, quiet, שְׁלֵשׁלֵוָה 1Chr 4:40 (|| שֹׁקֶטֶת).

3. in לֹא יָדַע שָׁלֵו בְּבִטְנוֺ Job 20:20 ׳ שׁ is apparently abstract noun quiet, ease, so Di De and others read שַׁלְוָח Siegf Bu, Du (after ᵐ5 ) לֹא שָׁלֵו בְּמַטְמֹנוֺ; שָׁלֵו Ezek 23:42 is corrupt, Hi Co Berthol (compare Da) שָׁרוּ sang, Toy שָׁרִים, Krae רִים.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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