Shalah שָׁלָה
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| שָׁלָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shalah |
| Strong's number | H7951 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to prosper |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (2) |
Shalah (Hebrew שָׁלָה, Strong's H7951) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to prosper”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be at rest, prosper, be quiet, be at ease
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or have quiet
1a2) to be at ease, prosper
Aramaic equivalent: she.lah (שְׁלֵה "safe" H7954)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or have quiet
1a2) to be at ease, prosper
Aramaic equivalent: she.lah (שְׁלֵה "safe" H7954)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | prosper (3), safety (1), happy (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ease (1), are safe (1), prosper (1), live at ease (1), are at ease (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shalah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 3:26I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
- Job 12:6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
Psalms
- Psalm 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
Lamentations
- Lamentations 1:5Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).