Shelam שְׁלָם
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| שְׁלָם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shelam |
| Strong's number | H8001 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | peace |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ezra (2) |
Shelam (Aramaic שְׁלָם, Strong's H8001) is an Aramaic masculine noun meaning “peace”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
welfare, prosperity, peace, well-being
Aramaic of sha.lom (שָׁלוֹם ": peace" H7965)
Aramaic of sha.lom (שָׁלוֹם ": peace" H7965)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | peace (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | may your prosperity (2), greetings (1), peace (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shelam, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 4:17Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
- Ezra 5:7They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.
Daniel
- Daniel 4:1Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
- Daniel 6:25Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
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).