שָׁלֵם

sa.lemVerbH7999

to complete

From: a primitive root;

Short 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)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. 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)

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

74 times

Appears 74 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
11
Job
10
Proverbs
10
Jeremiah
8
Psalms
7

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 19:19
  • Exodus 21:34
  • Isaiah 66:6
  • Job 23:14
  • Proverbs 11:31

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