H8002 שֶׁלֶם (shelem) sheh'-lem

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

peace offering

Strong's Definition

properly, requital, i.e. a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks

Derivation: from H7999 (שָׁלַם);

KJV Usage: peace offering.

TWOT Reference: 2401b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) peace offering, requital, sacrifice for alliance or friendship

1a) voluntary sacrifice of thanks

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

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

G2378 G4137 G4992 G5046 G5050

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫לֶם (she.lem) — peace offering. 1) peace offering, requital, sacrifice for alliance or friendship 1a) voluntary sacrifice of thanks

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שֶׁלֶם (H8002)

noun m · שׁלם

Sacrifice

offering of well-being, peace-offering = action by which humans offer an animal without blemish to a deity, whereby the animal is slaughtered, its fat is burned on the altar, part of the meat is given to the officiating priest, and the rest of the meat is eaten by the person bringing the sacrifice; ◄ out of thankfulness, as a freewill offering, or when fulfilling a vow; ≈ associated with joy and well-being

EXO 20:24 · EXO 24:5 · EXO 29:28 · EXO 32:6 · LEV 3:1 · LEV 3:3 · LEV 3:6 · LEV 3:9 · LEV 4:10 · LEV 4:26 · LEV 4:31 · LEV 4:35 · LEV 6:5 · LEV 7:11 · LEV 7:13 · LEV 7:14 · LEV 7:15 · LEV 7:18 · LEV 7:20 · LEV 7:21 · LEV 7:29 · LEV 7:29 · LEV 7:32 · LEV 7:33 · LEV 7:34 · LEV 7:37 · LEV 9:4 · LEV 9:18 · LEV 9:22 · LEV 10:14 · LEV 17:5 · LEV 19:5 · LEV 22:21 · LEV 23:19 · NUM 6:14 · NUM 6:17 · NUM 6:18 · NUM 7:17 · NUM 7:23 · NUM 7:29 · NUM 7:35 · NUM 7:41 · NUM 7:47 · NUM 7:53 · NUM 7:59 · NUM 7:65 · NUM 7:71 · NUM 7:77 · NUM 7:83 · NUM 7:88 · NUM 10:10 · NUM 15:8 · NUM 29:39 · DEU 27:7 · JOS 8:31 · JOS 22:23 · JOS 22:27 · JDG 20:26 · JDG 21:4 · 1SA 10:8 · 1SA 11:15 · 1SA 13:9 · 2SA 6:17 · 2SA 6:18 · 2SA 24:25 · 1KI 3:15 · 1KI 8:63 · 1KI 8:64 · 1KI 8:64 · 1KI 9:25 · 2KI 16:13 · 1CH 16:1 · 1CH 16:2 · 1CH 21:26 · 2CH 7:7 · 2CH 29:35 · 2CH 30:22 · 2CH 31:2 · 2CH 33:16 · PRO 7:14 · EZK 43:27 · EZK 45:15 · EZK 45:17 · EZK 46:2 · EZK 46:12 · EZK 46:12 · AMO 5:22

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁ֫לֶם 87 n.[m.] sacrifice for alliance or friendship, ‘peace-offering’ base

Bible Occurrences (84)

20:24 24:5 29:28 32:6

3:1 3:3 3:6 3:9 4:10 4:26 4:31 4:35 6:12 7:11 7:13 7:14 7:15 7:18 7:20 7:21 7:29 7:32 7:33 7:34 7:37 9:4 9:18 9:22 10:14 17:5 19:5 22:21 23:19

6:14 6:17 6:18 7:17 7:23 7:29 7:35 7:41 7:47 7:53 7:59 7:65 7:71 7:77 7:83 7:88 10:10 15:8 29:39

27:7

8:31 22:23 22:27

20:26 21:4

10:8 11:15 13:9

6:17 6:18 24:25

3:15 8:63 8:64 9:25

16:13

16:1 16:2 21:26

7:7 29:35 30:22 31:2 33:16

7:14

43:27 45:15 45:17 46:2 46:12

5:22

Exodus 20:24

You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

Exodus 24:5

Then he sent out some young men of Israel..., and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.

Exodus 29:28

This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular... portion from the Israelites..., for it is the heave offering the Israelites... will make to the LORD from their peace offerings....

Exodus 32:6

So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.

Leviticus 3:1

If one’s offering [is] a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male... or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.

Leviticus 3:3

From the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on [them],

Leviticus 3:6

If, however, one’s peace offering... to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.

Leviticus 3:9

And from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that [is] on [them],