שָׁלֵו
šālēw
quiet
Strong's H7961AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 2392c

שָׁלֵו (šālēw) is a Hebrew adjective meaning quiet. It appears 8 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7961).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2392c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2392c)quiet, at ease; tranquil, careless, security; peaceable, prosper, prosperity, quietness, wealthy
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁלֵו adjective: quiet, at ease

Strong's H7961 שָׁלֵו: tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security
KJV:(being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2392: שָׁלָה šālâ — be quiet, at ease; be, prosper; negligent; to be tranquil, secure, successful, to mislead; be happy, be in safety, deceive

See it in Scripture

1 Chronicles 4:40Job 16:12Psalms 73:12

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