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H8004 שָׁלֵם (Shâlêm) shaw-lame'

Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Salem

Strong's Definition

Shalem, an early name of Jerusalem

Derivation: the same as H8003 (שָׁלֵם); peaceful;

KJV Usage: Salem.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Salem = "peace"
1) the place of which Melchizedek was king
1a) most Jewish commentators affirm that it is the same as Jerusalem

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁלֵם (sha.lem) — Salem. Salem = "peace" the place of which Melchizedek was king most Jewish commentators affirm that it is the same as Jerusalem Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

adj · שׁלם

Whole

whole, complete, intact, full = state in which an object or group of objects is in its full state, without anything added to it or removed from it

DEU 25:15 · DEU 25:15 · DEU 27:6 · JOS 8:31 · 1KI 6:7 · 2CH 8:16 · PRO 11:1 · AMO 1:6 · AMO 1:9 · NAM 1:12

Complete

complete, finished, full literally: complete, intact; hence: = state in which a process or action is fully completed

GEN 15:16 · RUT 2:12

Faithful | ≈ אֱמוּנָה · אֱמֶת

Collocation: לֵב שָׁלֵם · לֵבָב שָׁלֵם

wholehearted, sincere literally: (one's) heart is complete; hence: = state in which humans are fully committed to a deity or a certain activity

1KI 8:61 · 1KI 11:4 · 1KI 15:3 · 1KI 15:14 · 2KI 20:3 · 1CH 12:39 · 1CH 28:9 · 1CH 29:9 · 1CH 29:19 · 2CH 15:17 · 2CH 16:9 · 2CH 19:9 · 2CH 25:2 · ISA 38:3

Safe

safe literally: complete; hence: = state in which humans are unharmed

GEN 33:18

Friends

friend, ally literally: (person of) peace; hence: = someone with whom one has a good relationship and from whom one would expect some degree of loyalty

GEN 34:21

name

Names of Locations

Salem = town, to be identified with Jerusalem; ► ruled by Melchizedek; time of Abraham

GEN 14:18 · PSA 76:3

1 NAM 1:12 VUL "perfecti" RSV GNT CEV "strong" NJPS "full" NRSV ESV "at full strength" | NIV "they have allies" | NJB "unopposed"

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁלֵם n.pr.loc. abbrev. base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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