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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 - And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12 - I was at ease, but He has shattered me;
He also has taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces;
He has set me up for His target,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:20 - “Because he knows no quietness in his heart,[fn]
He will not save anything he desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:23 - One dies in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and secure;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:12 - Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:31 - “Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the LORD,
“Which has neither gates nor bars,
Dwelling alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:42 - “The sound of a carefree multitude was with her, and Sabeans were brought from the wilderness with men of the common sort, who put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:7 - ‘Should you not have obeyed the words which the LORD proclaimed through the former prophets when Jerusalem and the cities around it were inhabited and prosperous, and the South[fn] and the Lowland were inhabited?’ ”
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