Hebrew word study
שָׁלַם H7999
- Transliteration
- shâlam
- Pronunciation
- shaw-lam'
- KJV glosses
- 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, [idiom] surely.
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information