שֶׁלֶם shelem

Hebrew word for “peace offering” · Strong’s H8002 · used 87 times in 84 verses

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Meaning

1) peace offering, requital, sacrifice for alliance or friendship; 1a) voluntary sacrifice of thanks

How it is translated

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

• peace offerings 86
• peace offering 1

Where it is used

Also in 3 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Numbers 7 (13), Leviticus 7 (12), Leviticus 3 (4), Leviticus 4 (4), Leviticus 9 (3), Numbers 6 (3), Joshua 22 (2), 2 Samuel 6 (2), 1 Kings 8 (2), 1 Chronicles 16 (2)

Forms

• השׁלמים 35
• שׁלמים 20
• שׁלמיו 7
• ושׁלמים 7
• והשׁלמים 4
• שׁלמיכם 3
• שׁלמיהם 2
• לשׁלמים 2
• ולשׁלמים 2
• שׁלמיך 1

Words used with it

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

• זֶבַח zevach “sacrifice” 51
• עֹלָה olah “burnt offering” 37
• קׇרְבָּן qorban “offering” 19
• בָּקָר baqar “cattle” 18
• עַתּוּד attud “goat” 13
• אַיִל ayil “ram” 17
• כֶּבֶשׂ keves “lamb” 15
• מִזְבֵּחַ mizbeach “altar” 19
• זָבַח zavach “to sacrifice” 12
• קָרַב qarav “to present” 13
• חֵלֶב chelev “fat” 10
• שָׁנָה shaneh “year” 16

Key verses

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

• Exodus 20:24 — An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places…
• Leviticus 3:1 — And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the…
• Leviticus 3:3 — And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is…
• Leviticus 4:26 — And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his…
• Leviticus 4:31 — And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for…
• Leviticus 4:35 — And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon…
• Leviticus 7:18 — And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto…
• Numbers 10:10 — Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and…
• 1 Chronicles 21:26 — And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by…
• 2 Chronicles 30:22 — And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering…
• 2 Chronicles 31:2 — And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt…
• Ezekiel 45:17 — And it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths,…

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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.