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Lexicon :: Strong's H7999 - šālam

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שָׁלַם
Transliteration
šālam
Pronunciation
shaw-lam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2401c

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁלַם shâlam, shaw-lam'; a primitive root; 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):—make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, × surely.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x

The KJV translates Strong's H7999 in the following manner: pay (19x), peace (11x), recompense (11x), reward (10x), render (9x), restore (8x), repay (7x), perform (7x), good (6x), end (4x), requite (4x), restitution (4x), finished (3x), again (3x), amends (1x), full (1x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x
The KJV translates Strong's H7999 in the following manner: pay (19x), peace (11x), recompense (11x), reward (10x), render (9x), restore (8x), repay (7x), perform (7x), good (6x), end (4x), requite (4x), restitution (4x), finished (3x), again (3x), amends (1x), full (1x), miscellaneous (8x).

  1. to be in a covenant of peace, be at peace

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be at peace

      2. peaceful one (participle)

    2. (Pual) one in covenant of peace (participle)

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make peace with

      2. to cause to be at peace

    4. (Hophal) to live in peace

  2. to be complete, be sound

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be complete, be finished, be ended

      2. to be sound, be uninjured

    2. (Piel)

      1. to complete, finish

      2. to make safe

      3. to make whole or good, restore, make compensation

      4. to make good, pay

      5. to requite, recompense, reward

    3. (Pual)

      1. to be performed

      2. to be repaid, be requited

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to complete, perform

      2. to make an end of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁלַם shâlam, shaw-lam'; a primitive root; 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):—make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, × surely.
STRONGS H7999: Abbreviations
[שָׁלֵם] 103 verb be complete, sound (Late Hebrew id. (Jastr), Phoenician שלם Pi. complete, requite, especially in proper name, Lzb376 GACooke99, also 81, 111, etc.; Arabic bdb102201 be safe, secure, free from fault, II. make over, resign to, IV. resign or submit oneself, especially to God, whence participle Muslim, and infinitive Islām properly submission to God; Assyrian šalâmu, be complete, unharmed, be paid; Aramaic שְׁלֵים, bdb102202 be complete, safe, Targum peaceful; Old Aramaic שלם reward, repay (Pa; in proper name); compare Sabean סלם peace HomChr 124, Arabic bdb102203, also bdb102204 safety, security; Assyrian šulmu, welfare; Ethiopic bdb102205 Di322 security peace; Aramaic שְׁלָמָא, bdb102206 security, welfare, Old Aramaic שלם Lzb376, especially = submission, in proper name RSSem. 79 f.; Bondi70 (after Brugsch), compare šarmā, greet, do homage, as loan-word in Egyptian); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural שָֽׁלְמוּ Isaiah 60:20; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּשְׁלָ֑ם Job 9:4; feminine תַּשְׁלַם 1 Kings 7:51 + 2 times; —
1. be complete, finished, ended: temple 1 Kings 7:51 2 Chronicles 5:1; walls of city Nehemiah 6:15; of time Isaiah 60:20.
2. be sound, uninjured, Job 9:4.
Pi. 89 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שִׁלַּם Leviticus 5:24 +, 1st person singular וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֫י Jeremiah 16:18 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְשַׁלֵּם Exodus 21:34 +; suffix יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה Leviticus 24:18 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שַׁלֵּם Ecclesiastes 5:3 + Eccl 50:14, etc.; Infinitive absolute שַׁלֵּם Exodus 21:36 +; construct id. Proverbs 22:27, etc.; Participle מְשַׁלֵּם Deuteronomy 7:10 +, etc.; —
1. complete, finish, temple 1 Kings 9:25.
2. make safe, with accusative Job 8:6.
3. make whole or good, restore thing lost Joel 2:25, or stolen Exodus 21:37 [Exodus 22:1] (E); pay a debt 2 Kings 4:7; Psalm 37:21 Proverbs 22:27 Job 41:3; make compensation, for injury Leviticus 24:18, 21 (P); for trespass in sacred things Leviticus 5:16 (P).
4. make good, i.e. pay, vows, with accusative נֶדֶר Deuteronomy 23:22; 2 Samuel 15:7 + 9 times, + (with ל to God) Psalm 50:14; Psalm 66:13; Psalm 116:14; Psalm 116:18; object omitted Psalm 76:12; absolute Isaiah 19:21; with accusative תּוֺדוֺת with ל to God Psalm 56:13; פרים שׂפתינו Hosea 14:3.
5. requite, recompense, reward, good 1 Samuel 24:20; Ruth 2:12; evil Isaiah 65:6; Jeremiah 51:56; with ל person Deuteronomy 7:10 + 4 times, + (with accusative of thing) Jeremiah 51:24; אל person Job 21:19; accusative of thing Proverbs 20:22; Jeremiah 16:18; שְׁלַּם גְּמוּל לְ Isaiah 59:18 (twice in verse) (but see I.שִׁלֵּם), Isaiah 66:6 + (see גְּמוּל); מֹּעַל לְ שׁ׳ Job 34:11; גְּמוּל עַל שׁ׳ Joel 4:4 [Joel 3:4]; עַל חֵיק Isaiah 65:6; אֶלחַֿיק Jeremiah 32:18; with ל person and כ of deeds, שׁ׳ reward according to one's works 2 Samuel 3:39 + 3 times; accusative of person Psalm 31:24; accusative of thing רעה תחת טובה שׁ׳ Genesis 44:4 (J) + Genesis 35:12; Genesis 38:21 (read מְשַׁלְּמֵנִי).
Pu. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְשֻׁלַּם Psalm 65:2; Jeremiah 18:20; יְשֻׁלָּ֑ם Proverbs 11:31; Proverbs 13:13; —
1. be performed, of vow Psalm 65:2.
2. be repaid, requited, Jeremiah 18:20; Proverbs 11:31; Proverbs 13:13.
Hiph.
1. complete, perform: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַשְׁלִים Job 23:14; Isaiah 44:26, יַשְׁלִם Isaiah 44:26.
2. make an end of, 2nd person masculine singular suffix תֵּשְׁלִימֵנִי Isaiah 38:12, 13 (Greek Version of the LXX Du Marti deliver up to pains, as in Aramaic).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8000.

† [שָׁלַם] verb denominative be in covenant of peace;-
Qal Imperative שְׁלָ֑ם Job 22:21 be at peace (in covenant); Participle suffix שׁוֺלְמִי Psalm 7:5 i.e. my ally, friend (compare Psalm 41:10); Participle passive construct שְׁלֻמֵי 2 Samuel 20:19, read שָׂמוּ Greek Version of the LXX EwG iii. 264 Dr (compare We) HPS and modern.
Pu. Participle מְשֻׁלָּם Isaiah 42:19 one in covenant of peace (with י׳; but Greek Version of the LXX משְׁלָם their ruler, so CheHpt; Ges Hi Ew and others one resigned (to God), read then מָשְׁלָם, compare √, Arabic IV.; Krochm Grä Marti מְשֻׁלָּחַי).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular הִשְׁלִ֫ימָה Joshua 10:4; Joshua 11:19; 3rd person masculine plural הִשְׁלִ֫ימוּ Joshua 10:1; Imperfect יַשְׁלִים Isaiah 44:26 +, יַשְׁלִם Proverbs 16:7; וַיַּשְׁלֵם 1 Kings 22:45, etc.; —
1. make peace with, אֶת, Joshua 10:1, 4; 2 Samuel 10:19 = 1 Chronicles 19:19 (עִם); עִם Deuteronomy 20:12; 1 Kings 22:45; with אֶל pregnantly Joshua 11:19 submitting unto.
2. cause to be at peace, אֶת, Proverbs 16:7.
Hoph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular הָשְׁלְאָה Job 5:23 live in peace with, לְ (|| ברית).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:12; 38:21; 44:4

Exodus

21:34; 21:36; 22:1

Leviticus

5:16; 24:18; 24:18; 24:21

Deuteronomy

7:10; 7:10; 20:12; 23:22

Joshua

10:1; 10:1; 10:4; 10:4; 11:19; 11:19

Ruth

2:12

1 Samuel

24:20

2 Samuel

3:39; 10:19; 15:7; 20:19

1 Kings

7:51; 7:51; 9:25; 22:45; 22:45

2 Kings

4:7

1 Chronicles

19:19

2 Chronicles

5:1

Nehemiah

6:15

Job

5:23; 8:6; 9:4; 9:4; 21:19; 22:21; 23:14; 34:11; 41:3

Psalms

7:5; 31:24; 37:21; 41:10; 50:14; 56:13; 65:2; 65:2; 66:13; 76:12; 116:14; 116:18

Proverbs

11:31; 11:31; 13:13; 13:13; 16:7; 16:7; 20:22; 22:27; 22:27

Ecclesiastes

5:3

Isaiah

19:21; 38:12; 38:13; 42:19; 44:26; 44:26; 44:26; 59:18; 60:20; 60:20; 65:6; 65:6; 66:6

Jeremiah

16:18; 16:18; 18:20; 18:20; 32:18; 51:24; 51:56

Hosea

14:3

Joel

2:25; 3:4

H7999

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Strong's Number H7999 matches the Hebrew שָׁלַם (šālam),
which occurs 116 times in 107 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 44:4–Job 23:14)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:4 - They had gone only a short distance from the city. Now Joseph said to his steward, “Up, follow after the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:34 - the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:36 - Or if it is known that the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall repay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:1 - [fn] “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:3 - but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He[fn] shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:4 - If the stolen beast is found alive in his possession, whether it is an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:5 - “If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed over, or lets his beast loose and it feeds in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best in his own field and in his own vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:6 - “If fire breaks out and catches in thorns so that the stacked grain or the standing grain or the field is consumed, he who started the fire shall make full restitution.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:7 - “If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man’s house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:9 - For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘This is it,’ the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:11 - an oath by the LORD shall be between them both to see whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor’s property. The owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:12 - But if it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to its owner.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:13 - If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:14 - “If a man borrows anything of his neighbor, and it is injured or dies, the owner not being with it, he shall make full restitution.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:15 - If the owner was with it, he shall not make restitution; if it was hired, it came for its hiring fee.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:16 - He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:5 - or anything about which he has sworn falsely, he shall restore it in full and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs on the day he realizes his guilt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:18 - Whoever takes an animal’s life shall make it good, life for life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:21 - Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:10 - and repays to their face those who hate him, by destroying them. He will not be slack with one who hates him. He will repay him to his face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:12 - But if it makes no peace with you, but makes war against you, then you shall besiege it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:21 - “If you make a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the LORD your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:41 - if I sharpen my flashing sword[fn]
and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
and will repay those who hate me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:1 - As soon as Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, heard how Joshua had captured Ai and had devoted it to destruction,[fn] doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:4 - “Come up to me and help me, and let us strike Gibeon. For it has made peace with Joshua and with the people of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:19 - There was not a city that made peace with the people of Israel except the Hivites, the inhabitants of Gibeon. They took them all in battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:7 - And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:12 - The LORD repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:19 - For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safe? So may the LORD reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - And I was gentle today, though anointed king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I. The LORD repay the evildoer according to his wickedness!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:19 - And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Syrians were afraid to save the Ammonites anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:6 - and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:7 - And at the end of four[fn] years Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:19 - I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the heritage of the LORD?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:51 - Thus all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and stored them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:25 - Three times a year Solomon used to offer up burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar that he built to the LORD, making offerings with it[fn] before the LORD. So he finished the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:44 - Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:7 - She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on the rest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:26 - ‘As surely as I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons—declares the LORD—I will repay you on this plot of ground.’ Now therefore take him up and throw him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:19 - And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Syrians were not willing to save the Ammonites anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:1 - Thus all the work that Solomon did for the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, and stored the silver, the gold, and all the vessels in the treasuries of the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:15 - So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:23 - For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:6 - if you are pure and upright,
surely then he will rouse himself for you
and restore your rightful habitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:4 - He is wise in heart and mighty in strength
—who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:19 - You say, ‘God stores up their iniquity for their children.’
Let him pay it out to them, that they may know it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:31 - Who declares his way to his face,
and who repays him for what he has done?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:21 - “Agree with God, and be at peace;
thereby good will come to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:27 - You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you,
and you will pay your vows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:14 - For he will complete what he appoints for me,
and many such things are in his mind.

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