Shalvah שַׁלְוָה
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| שַׁלְוָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shalvah |
| Strong's number | H7962 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | ease |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Daniel (3) |
Shalvah (Hebrew שַׁלְוָה, Strong's H7962) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “ease”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
quietness, ease, prosperity
Aramaic equivalent: she.le.vah (שְׁלֵוָה "ease" H7963)
Aramaic equivalent: she.le.vah (שְׁלֵוָה "ease" H7963)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | prosperity (3), peaceably (2), quietness (1), abundance (1), peace (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | time of peace (3), prosperity (1), complacency (1), quietness (1), you were secure (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shalvah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 122:7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
Proverbs
- Proverbs 1:32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
- Proverbs 17:1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 22:21I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.I warned you when you were secure. You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from youth, that you have not obeyed My voice.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 16:49Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
Daniel
- Daniel 8:25And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
- Daniel 11:21And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
- Daniel 11:24He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.In a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
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).