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Lexicon :: Strong's H7961 - šālēv

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שָׁלֵו
Transliteration
šālēv
Pronunciation
shaw-lave'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2392c

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁלֵו shâlêv, shaw-lave'; or שָׁלֵיו shâlêyv; feminine שְׁלֵוָה shᵉlêvâh; from H7951; tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security:—(being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7961 in the following manner: at ease (2x), peaceable (1x), quietness (1x), prosperity (1x), quiet (1x), prosper (1x), wealthy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7961 in the following manner: at ease (2x), peaceable (1x), quietness (1x), prosperity (1x), quiet (1x), prosper (1x), wealthy (1x).

  1. quiet, at ease, prosperous

    1. at ease (of persons)

    2. quiet (of land)

    3. quiet, ease

    4. ease (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁלֵו shâlêv, shaw-lave'; or שָׁלֵיו shâlêyv; feminine שְׁלֵוָה shᵉlêvâh; from H7951; tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security:—(being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.
STRONGS H7961: Abbreviations
† שָׁלֵו (LagBN 43), שָׁלֵרוּ, שְׁלֵרו adjective quiet, at ease; —
1. of person at ease, שָׁלֵו Job 16:12, שָׁלֵיו Job 21:23 (Köii. 1. 83); of nation, שְׁלֵיו (possibly diminutive (Köii. l.144) Jeremiah 49:31 (|| יוֺבֵ לָבֶטַח); prosperous, of city feminine singular שְׁלֵוָה Zechariah 7:7; of wicked, masculine plural construct וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֺלָם Psalm 73:12 (ReH. iii. 131 proposes יִשְׁלָיוּ עֲוִילִים).
2. of land, quiet, שְׁלֵשׁלֵוָה 1 Chronicles 4:40 (|| שֹׁקֶטֶת).
3. in לֹא יָדַע שָׁלֵו בְּבִטְנוֺ Job 20:20 שׁ׳ is apparently abstract noun quiet, ease, so Di De and others read שַׁלְוָח Siegf Bu, Du (after Greek Version of the LXX) לֹא שָׁלֵו בְּמַטְמֹנוֺ; שָׁלֵו Ezekiel 23:42 is corrupt, Hi Co Berthol (compare Da) שָׁרוּ sang, Toy שָׁרִים, Krae רִים.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

4:40

Job

16:12; 20:20; 21:23

Psalms

73:12

Jeremiah

49:31

Ezekiel

23:42

Zechariah

7:7

H7961

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7961 matches the Hebrew שָׁלֵו (šālēv),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12 - All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:20 - “Surely he will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:23 - One person dies in full vigor, completely secure and at ease,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:12 - This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:31 - “Arise and attack a nation at ease, which lives in confidence,”

declares the LORD,

“a nation that has neither gates nor bars; its people live far from danger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:42 - “The noise of a carefree crowd was around her; drunkards were brought from the desert along with men from the rabble, and they put bracelets on the wrists of the woman and her sister and beautiful crowns on their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:7 - Are these not the words the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills were settled?’ ”
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