שָׁלָה
sha.lah
“to prosper”
Definition
to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful
or שָׁלַו; (Job 3:26), a primitive root;
- to be at rest, prosper, be quiet, be at ease 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or have quiet 1a2) to be at ease, prosper Aramaic equivalent: she.lah (*שְׁלֵה *"safe" H7954)
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Occurrences
שָׁלָה appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
Righteous are You, O LORD,when I plead before You.Yet about Your judgmentsI wish to contend with You:Why does the way of the wicked prosper?Why do all the faithless live at ease?
The tents of robbers are safe,and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
I am not at ease or quiet;I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
Her foes have become her masters;her enemies are at ease.For the LORD has brought her griefbecause of her many transgressions.Her children have gone awayas captives before the enemy.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:“May those who love you prosper.
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