שָׁלֵם salem

Hebrew word for “to complete” · Strong’s H7999 · used 116 times in 107 verses

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Meaning

1) to be complete, be sound;

Senses in the lexicon

• to complete (103)
• to ally (13)

How it is translated

Glosses given for salem in context, with how often each is used:

• will repay 20
• will make restitution 9
• pay 8
• will pay 8
• will make compensation 5
• certainly 4
• made peace 4
• will restore 3
• complete 3
• repaying 3
• repay 3
• repays 2

Where it is used

Also in 13 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 22 (12), Jeremiah 51 (3), Exodus 21 (2), Leviticus 24 (2), Joshua 10 (2), Job 21 (2), Job 22 (2), Job 34 (2), Psalms 116 (2), Proverbs 13 (2)

Forms

• ישׁלם 36
• שׁלם 7
• אשׁלם 6
• ושׁלמתי 6
• ושׁלם 5
• ישׁלמנה 3
• ומשׁלם 3
• ואשׁלם 3
• ותשׁלם 3
• תשׁלם 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with salem more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• נֶדֶר neder “vow” 15
• אִם im “if” 16
• תַּחַת tachat “underneath” 12
• נָדַר nadar “to vow” 7
• גְּמוּל gemul “recompense” 6
• עִם im “with” 13
• טוֹב tov “pleasant” 9
• בַּעַל baal “master” 6
• אוֹ o “or” 7
• רַע ra “bad” 9
• ךְ kh “you” 7
• פֹּעַל poal “work” 4

Key verses

The verses using salem that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Deuteronomy 32:41 — If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
• Job 9:4 — He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
• Psalms 50:14 — Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
• Psalms 62:12 — Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
• Psalms 66:13 — I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
• Psalms 137:8 — O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
• Proverbs 16:7 — When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Proverbs 19:17 — He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
• Isaiah 44:26 — That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of…
• Jeremiah 18:20 — Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy…
• Jeremiah 51:6 — Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; he will render…
• Hosea 14:2 — Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.