שֶׁ֫לֶם 87 noun [
masculine] 
sacrifice for alliance or 
friendship, 'peace-offering' (explanation disputed: originally sacrifice for 
alliance Di; al. 
peace-offering (mark of peace with God), 
 Sm.
Sm. Kings Proverbs 
εἰρηνική, De Sta
G i. 496 We
Heid. 71 (fellowship between God and worshippers); 
welfare-offering, 

 elsewhere 
σωτήριον, Ke; 
thank-offering (as due rendered for benefit, or in paying vow, compare √ 
Pi. 4, and 
Proverbs 7:14) Ges Ew Kn; sacred meal its special feature: see RS
Semitic i. 219; 2nd ed. 237; Now
Archaeology ii. 211 f. GFM
Ency. Bib. SACRIFICE, § 11; Assyrian 
šulmu = 
שֶׁלֶם is cited by J Jerem
Ency. Bib. RITUAL, § 11); — construct 
שׁ׳ Amos 5:22; elsewhere plural 
שְׁלָמִים Exodus 24:5 + 
69 times; construct 
שַׁלְמֵי Leviticus 10:14; suffix 
שְׁלָמֶ֫יךָ Exodus 20:24, etc.; plural is abstract intensive 
Leviticus 7:13; 
Numbers 6:17 (P) +; plural of number 
Exodus 24:5 (JE), 
1 Samuel 11:15 +; usually hard to decide; 
שׁ׳ (in app.) defines 
זְכָּחִים Exodus 24:5 (JE), and so 
זבח of covenant of Horeb is 
שׁ׳, as also sacrifice for Saul 
1 Samuel 11:15; following phrase shew 
שׁ׳ essentially = 
זבחים in like phrase (see 
זבח); 
שׁ׳ coming to mean 
ז׳ in all ritual; over against 
עוֺלוֺת Exodus 20:24; 
Exodus 32:6 (JE), 
Leviticus 6:5 (P), 
Deuteronomy 27:7; 
Joshua 8:31 (D), 
Judges 20:26; 
Judges 21:4; 
1 Samuel 13:9; 
2 Samuel 6:17, 
18; 
2 Samuel 24:25; 
1 Kings 3:15; 
1 Kings 9:25; 
1 Chronicles 16:1, 
2; 
1 Chronicles 21:26; 
2 Chronicles 31:2; 
Ezekiel 43:27; 
Ezekiel 45:17; 
Ezekiel 46:2, 
12; so in longer lists 
Leviticus 9:4, 
22; 
Numbers 6:14; 
Numbers 29:39 (P), 
1 Kings 8:64 (twice in verse); 
1 Kings 16:13; 
2 Chronicles 7:7; 
29:35; 
Ezekiel 45:15, 
17; 
Ezekiel 46:12; and when 
שׁ׳ alone 
Leviticus 7:14, 
33; in P 
שׁ׳ defines 
ז׳ in construct singular or plural: 
Exodus 29:28; 
Leviticus 3:1 34 times P, 
Leviticus 17:5; 
Leviticus 19:5; 
Leviticus 22:21; 
Leviticus 23:19 (H), 
so 1 Samuel 10:8; 
1 Kings 8:63; 
2 Chronicles 30:22; 
33:16; 
Proverbs 7:14; 
שׁ׳ ז׳ of H and P including 
תודה, 
נדר, 
נדבה Leviticus 7:12, 
16, and so 
זבח תודה שׁ׳ Leviticus 7:13; 
Leviticus 7:15; 
שׁ׳ distinguished from (larger) 
ז׳ in lists 
שׁ׳, 
ז׳, 
עולות Joshua 22:27 (P); 
נדר, 
ז׳, 
עלה Numbers 15:8 (P); 
שׁ׳ distinguished from 
נְדָבָה Ezekiel 46:12 (where may = either of other two); from 
נדרים, 
נדבות Numbers 29:39 (P) (and must then reference to 
תודות); from 
נדר Numbers 15:8 (P); apparently then not distinguished from 
תּוֺדוֺת, 
תּוֺדָה 2 Chronicles 33:16 being probably specification.
														
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