שָׁלֵם
šālam
be complete
Strong's H7999VerbHebrewTWOT 2401c

שָׁלֵם (šālam) is a Hebrew verb meaning be complete. It appears 116 times in 25 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7999).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2401c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2401c)be in covenant of peace; be at peace; one in covt. of peace; make peace, cause to be at peace; live at peace; be safe, be, make, completed, be friendly, reciprocate; make amends, end, finish, full, give again, make good, pay…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁלַם verb, denominative: be in covenant of peace

Strong's H7999 שָׁלַם: 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)
KJV: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.

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 2401: שָׁלֵם šālēm — be complete, sound; finished, ended, uninjured; make safe, make whole, good, restore, make good, pay, requite, recompense, reward; be performed, be repaid, requited; make an end of; be safe, be, make, completed, be friendly…

See it in Scripture

Genesis 44:4Leviticus 24:18Deuteronomy 7:10

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