שָׁלַם
Transliteration
šālam
Pronunciation
shaw-lam'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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 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, be complete, safe, peaceful; Old Aramaic שלם reward, repay (Pa; in proper name); compare Sabean סלם peace HomChr 124, Arabic , also safety, security; Assyrian šulmu, welfare; Ethiopic Di322 security peace; Aramaic שְׁלָמָא, 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 ( 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 EwG iii. 264 Dr (compare We) HPS and modern.
Pu. Participle מְשֻׁלָּם Isaiah 42:19 one in covenant of peace (with י׳; but 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