HebrewH8004Noun
שָׁלֵם
sha.lem
“Salem”
1Occurrences
H8004Strong's #
NounPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Shalem, an early name of Jerusalem
the same as H8003 (שָׁלֵם); peaceful;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Salem = "peace" the place of which Melchizedek was king most Jewish commentators affirm that it is the same as Jerusalem Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, *יְרוּשְׁלֵם *"Jerusalem" H3389)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun
Morphology Code
N:N--L
Full Description
N:N--L
Occurrences
שָׁלֵם appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Genesis
1
Key Passages
Genesis 14:18BSB
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High —
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