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H7961 שָׁלֵו (shâlêv) shaw-lave'

Hebrew
Adjective (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

at ease

Strong's Definition

tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security

Derivation: or שָׁלֵיו; feminine שְׁלֵוָה; from H7951 (שָׁלָה);

KJV Usage: (being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.

TWOT Reference: 2392c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) quiet, at ease, prosperous
1a) at ease (of persons)
1b) quiet (of land)
1c) quiet, ease
1d) ease (subst)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁלֵו (sha.lev) — at ease. 1) quiet, at ease, prosperous 1a) at ease (of persons) 1b) quiet (of land) 1c) quiet, ease 1d) ease (subst)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

adj · שׁלה

Confident | ≈ בֶּטַח · שַׁלְאֲנַן

at ease, at peace = state in which humans can live without fear or concerns, which is either or not appropriate depending on the situation

1CH 4:40 · JOB 16:12 · JOB 20:20 · JOB 21:23 · PSA 73:12 · JER 49:31 · EZK 23:42 · ZEC 7:7

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁלֵו, שָׁלֵיו, שְׁלֵיו adj. quiet, at ease base

Bible Occurrences (8)

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