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H7965

H7965 — שָׁלוֹם שָׁלוֹם

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

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Hebrewshalowmnoun mascOccurrences: 236TWOT: 2392d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7965
Word:שָׁלוֹם שָׁלוֹם
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7999
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:236
Transliteration:shalowm
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shaw-lome' (or shalom {shaw-lome'}) n-m.
Meaning:1. safe 2. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly 3. (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
KJV Renderings:X do, familiar, X fare, favour, + friend, X great, (good) health, (X perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, (X all is, be) well, X wholly.

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שָׁלוֺם237 noun masculine Isa 54:13 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace (LagBN 174 ); — ׳ שׁ Gen 29:6 +; שָׁלֹם (rare) Ezek 13:16 +; construct שְׁלוֺם Gen 37:14 +; suffix שְׁלוֺמִי Ps 41:10 +, etc.; plural (all dubious) שְׁלוֺמִים Jer 13:19; Ps 69:23 suffix שְׁמָֹיו Ps 55:21 —

1. completeness in number, הָגְלָת שְׁלוֺמִים Jer 13:19 Judah is wholly carried captive (but read גָּלוּת שְׁלֵמָה, compare Amos 1:6 so ᵐ5 WeAmos SS Buhl).
2. safety, soundness, in body, אֵין שָׁלוֺם בַּעֲצָמַי Ps 38:4 לְשָׁלוֺם Isa 38:17 שָׁלוֺם אָהֳלֶ֑ךָ (Ges«GKC:141c»§ 141c) Job 5:24 is safe, secure.
3. welfare, health, prosperity: ׳ לשׁ ׳ שָׁאַל לפ ask one about welfare Gen 43:27 ( J ), Exod 18:7 ( E ), Judg 18:15 + 7 t., compare 2Sam 11:7 (3 t. in verse); pregnantly ירד לשׁלום 2Kgs 10:13 descend (to ask) about welfare of, compare 1Sam 17:18; Jer 38:4 ׳ הלד לשׁ Exod 4:18 ( E ) + 5 t.; ׳ עלה לשׁ Gen 44:17 ( J ), 1Sam 25:35 ׳ דבּר לשׁ Gen 37:4 ( J E ); ׳ שָׁלוֺם ל be well with Gen 29:6; Gen 43:23; Gen 43:28 ( J ), Judg 6:23 ; Judg 19:20; 1Sam 20:7; 1Sam 20:21 + 10 t., 2Kgs 4:26 (3 t. in verse); שָׁלוֺם בְּ Ps 122:7; Ps 122:8 may it be well in; absolute as object of אָמַר well, be well, ׳ שׁ Gen 29:6 ( J ), 2Sam 18:28; 2Kgs 9:11; 2Kgs 9:17; 2Kgs 9:18; 2Kgs 9:19; 2Kgs 9:22; Jer 6:14 (twice in verse) + 10 t.; הֲשָׁלוֺם אֲבִיכֶם (Ges«GKC:141c»§ 141c) Gen 43:27 ( J ); בּ(וֺ)אֶ֑ךָ ׳ שׁ 1Sam 16:4 (see Dr), 1Kgs 2:13 ׳ אֵין שׁ Jer 6:14 + 3 t.; לרשׁעים ׳ אין שׁ Isa 48:22; Isa 57:21 but ראה רשׁעים ׳ שׁ Ps 73:3 ׳ רֹב שׁ Ps 37:11; Ps 72:7 ׳ פ ׳ שׁאל שׁ Ps 122:6 ׳ דרשׁ שׁ (|| טוב) Deut 23:7; Ezra 9:12 יוֺסִיפוּ לָךְ ׳ שׁ Prov 3:2 ׳ בַּשׁ Job 15:21 in time of prosperity.
4. peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment, Isa 32:17 (|| וָבֶטַח הַשְׁקֵט); ׳ שָׁכַב בשׁ Ps 4:9 (to sleep); depart life ׳ בְּשׁ in tranquillity Gen 15:15 ( R JE ), 1Kgs 2:6 + 3 t., יְבוֺא Isa 57:2 ׳ אַחֲרִית לְאִישׁ שׁ Ps 37:37 ׳ בא בשׁ Exod 18:23 ( E ) come in contentment; ׳ ארץ שׁ Jer 12:5 ׳ נְוֵה שׁ (|| מבטחים) Isa 32:18, compare Jer 25:37 מִפָּ֑חַד ׳ שׁ Job 21:9 ולשׁלומים לְמקֵשׁ Ps 69:23 security, (let it) become a trap (but ᵐ5 Aq Symm Theod Jerome ׳ וּלְשִׁלּוּמִים וּלְמ, Du (compare ᵑ7 ) וּשְׁלָמִים peace-offerings, and שֻׁלְחָן va).
5. peace, friendship:
a. human relations: אֱנוֺשׁ שְׁמִֹי Jer 20:10 man of my friendship, compare Jer 38:22; Obad 1:7; Ps 41:10 בין ׳ עֲצַת שׁ Zech 6:13 ׳ יֹעֲצֵי שׁ Prov 12:20 (אֵת, עִם) ׳ דבּר שׁ Ps 28:3; Ps 35:20; Jer 9:7 ׳ בקּשׁ שׁ Ps 34:15 ׳ ידע שׁ Isa 59:8 ׳ דֶּרֶךְ שׁ Isa 59:8 שׁלּח ׳ בשׁ Gen 26:29 ( J ); ׳ הלן בשׁ Gen 26:31 ( J ), 1Sam 29:7 + 4 t.; ׳ שׁוב בשׁ 2Sam 15:27 || צדקה in Messianic reign Ps 72:3.
b. peace with God, especially in covenant relation: Isa 54:10 ברית covt. of my peace, compare Num 25:12 ( P ), Ezek 34:25; Ezek 37:26, also Mal 2:5 ׳ שׁ ׳ י as name of altar Judg 6:24 ׳ י subject לְ ׳ שׁם שׁ Num 6:26 ( P ); ׳ בֵּרַךְ בשׁ Ps 29:11 ׳ חפץ שׁ Ps 35:27 לְ ׳ עשׂה שׁ Jer 33:9 ׳ מֵאֵת אָסַף שׁ Jer 16:5 (|| חסד); אֶל ׳ דבּר שׁ Ps 85:9 ׳ נתן שׁ Hag 2:9 ׳ מחשׁבות שׁ Jer 29:11 man subject ׳ ל ׳ עשׂח שׁ Isa 27:5 (twice in verse); ׳ הלן בשׁ Mal 2:6. In this sense || אֶדֶק Ps 85:11 , || אְדָקָה Isa 54:13 ; Isa 60:17, || שִׂמְחָה Isa 55:12 , is like a river Isa 48:18 ; Isa 66:12 עַליֿשׂראל ׳ שׁ Ps 125:5 ; Ps 128:6, ׳ רָב לְאֹהֲבֵי דוֺרָדֶ֑ךָ שׁ Ps 119:16 5; ׳ מוּסַר שׁ Isa 53:5 chastisement for our peace (but SS Buhl שִׁלֻּמֵינוּ).
6. peace from war: (ל) ׳ עשׂה שׁ make peace (with) Josh 9:15; Job 25:2 בארץ ׳ נתן שׁ Lev 26:6 ( H ); בין ׳ ובין שׁ Judg 4:17; 1Sam 7:14; 1Kgs 5:26 ׳ קרא (ל)שׁ Deut 20:10; Judg 21:13; Mic 3:5 ׳ שׁוב בשׁ Josh 10:21 ( E ), Judg 8:9 ; Judg 11:31 ׳ בא בשׁ 2Sam 19:25 ; 2Sam 19:31 + 7 t.; לְ ׳ היה שׁ 1Kgs 5:4 + 3 t., compare 2Sam 17:3 (see Dr); ׳ בקּשׁ שׁ Ezek 7:25 ׳ מלאכי שׁ Isa 33:7 רָשֶׁקֶט ׳ נתן שׁ 1Chr 22:9 ׳ מוֺצְאֵת שׁ Song 8:10 (ו)אמת ׳ שׁ Isa 39:8 = 2Kgs 20:19 + 3 t., compare Zech 8:19 ׳ עֵת שׁ Eccl 3:8 ׳ בְּשׁ 1Kgs 2:5 in time of peace; ׳ שַׂר שׁ Isa 9:5 (Messianic title), compare ׳ זֶה שׁ Mic 5:4.
7. as adjective שְׁמָֹיו Ps 55:21 those at peace with him (read ˜שֹׁלְמָיו Bae Buhl Du, or שְׁלֵטָיו SS; ᵐ5 apparently שִׁלּוּמָיו).

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