שָׁלֵם
sa.lem
“to complete”
Definition
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
a primitive root;
- to be complete, be sound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be finished, be ended 1a2) to be sound, be uninjured 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, finish 1b2) to make safe 1b3) to make whole or good, restore, make compensation 1b4) to make good, pay 1b5) to requite, recompense, reward 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be performed 1c2) to be repaid, be requited 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to complete, perform 1d2) to make an end of Aramaic equivalent: she.lam (*שְׁלֵם *"be complete" H8000)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
שָׁלֵם appears 74 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
Hear the uproar from the city;listen to the voice from the temple!It is the voice of the LORD,repaying His enemies what they deserve!
For He carries out His decree against me,and He has many such plans.
If the righteous receive their due on earth,how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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