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
- 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 timesAppears 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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