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שֶׁ֫לֶם87 noun [masculine] sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering' (explanation disputed: originally sacrifice for alliance Di; al. peace-offering (mark of peace with God), ᵐ5 Sm. Kings Proverbs εἰρηνική, De StaG i. 496 WeHeid. 71 (fellowship between God and worshippers); welfare-offering, ᵐ5 elsewhere σωτήριον, Ke; thank-offering (as due rendered for benefit, or in paying vow, compare √ Pi`el 4, and Prov 7:14) Ges Ew Kn; sacred meal its special feature: see RSSemitic i. 219; 2nd ed. 237; NowArchaeology ii. 211 f. GFMEncy. Bib. SACRIFICE, § 11; Assyrian šulmu = שֶׁלֶם is cited by J JeremEncy. Bib. RITUAL, § 11); — construct ׳ שׁ Amos 5:22 elsewhere plural שְׁלָמִים Exod 24:5 + 69 t.; construct שַׁלְמֵי Lev 10:14 suffix שְׁלָמֶ֫יךָ Exod 20:24, etc.; plural is abstract intensive Lev 7:13; Num 6:17 ( P ) +; plural of number Exod 24:5 ( J E ), 1Sam 11:15 +; usually hard to decide; ׳ שׁ (in app.) defines זְכָּחִים Exod 24:5 ( J E ), and so זבח of covt. of Horeb is ׳ שׁ, as also sacrifice for Saul 1Sam 11:15 following phrase shew ׳ שׁ essentially = זבחים in like phrase (see זבח ); ׳ שׁ coming to mean ׳ ז in all ritual; over against עוֺלוֺת Exod 20:24; Exod 32:6 ( J E ), Lev 6:5 ( P ), Deut 27:7 ; Josh 8:31 ( D ), Judg 20:26; Judg 21:4; 1Sam 13:9 ; 2Sam 6:17 ; 2Sam 6:18; 2Sam 24:25; 1Kgs 3:15; 1Kgs 9:25; 1Chr 16:1; 1Chr 16:2; 1Chr 21:26; 2Chr 31:2; Ezek 43:27; Ezek 45:17; Ezek 46:2; Ezek 46:12 so in longer lists Lev 9:4; Lev 9:22; Num 6:14; Num 29:39 ( P ), 1Kgs 8:64 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 16:13; 2Chr 7:7; 2Chr 29:35; Ezek 45:15; Ezek 45:17; Ezek 46:12 and when ׳ שׁ alone Lev 7:14; Lev 7:33 in P ׳ שׁ defines ׳ ז in construct singular or plural: Exod 29:28; Lev 3:1 + 34 t. P , Lev 17:5; Lev 19:5; Lev 22:21; Lev 23:19 ( H ), so 1Sam 10:8 ; 1Kgs 8:63 ; 2Chr 30:22; 2Chr 33:16; Prov 7:14 ׳ שׁ ׳ ז of H and P including תודה, נדר, נדבה Lev 7:12; Lev 7:16, and so ׳ זבח תודה שׁ Lev 7:13 Lev 7:15 ׳ שׁ distinguished from (larger) ׳ ז in lists ׳ שׁ, ׳ ז, עולות Josh 22:27 ( P ); נדר, ׳ ז, עלה Num 15:8 ( P ); ׳ שׁ distinguished from נְדָבָה Ezek 46:12 (where may = either of other two); from נדרים, נדבות Num 29:39 ( P ) (and must then reference to תודות); from נדר Num 15:8 ( P ); apparently then not distinguished from תּוֺדוֺת, תּוֺדָה 2Chr 33:16 being probably specification.