Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7962 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שַׁלוָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H7951 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | shalvah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shal-vaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. security (genuine or false) |
| KJV Renderings: | abundance, peace(-ably), prosperity, quietness. |
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[שָׁ֫לוּ Ges § 84 a c Lag BN:142] noun [masculine] ease, prosperity (PerlesAnal. 80 delusion; compare Aramaic שָׁלוּ error, below √, e.g., Gen 43:12); — suffix שַׁלְוִי Ps 30:7 (compare De Bae); < read שַׁלְוָתִי (or שַׁלְוֺתַי Bi), Ol Hup-Now Du and others (>Sta Hup think שׁלוי abbreviated from שׁלותי).
שַׁלְוָה noun feminine quietness, ease; — absolute ׳ שׁ Ps 122:7 +; construct שַׁלְוִת Ezek 16:49; Prov 1:32 plural suffix שַׁלְוֺתַ֫יִךְ Jer 22:21( שַׁלְוָתֵךְ Vrss Gie); — quietnees, peace, Prov 17:1 (opposed to רִיב ), Ps 122:7 , (|| שָׁלוֺם); ease, careless security, Ezek 16:49 (שַׁלְוַת הַשְׁקֵט ), Prov 1:32 prosperity, Jer 22:21; Dan 8:25; Dan 11:21; Dan 11:24 ׳ בְּ in (time of) security (of sudden attack), if not unawares (Thes Ew Hi Ke and others); compare [untranscribed source text 5551] literally out of quiet, i.e. suddenly, unawares (e.g. 1 Macc 1:30 = ἐξάπινα), מִן שִׁלְיָא ᵑ7 Prov 3:25; Prov 6:15 ( = פִּתְאֹם), Ps 30:7 see [ שָׁ֫לוּ ]. Above
I. שֵׁלָה see שְׁאֵלָה .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
