שָׁלֵם shalem

Hebrew word for “complete” · Strong’s H8003 · used 28 times in 27 verses

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Meaning

1) complete, safe, peaceful, perfect, whole, full, at peace;

How it is translated

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

• complete 22
• full 2
• perfect 2
• safe 1
• peace 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Kings 15 (2), 1 Chronicles 29 (2), Amos 1 (2), Genesis 15 (1), Genesis 33 (1), Genesis 34 (1), Deuteronomy 25 (1), Deuteronomy 27 (1), Joshua 8 (1), Ruth 2 (1)

Forms

• שׁלם 17
• שׁלמה 7
• שׁלמים 2
• שׁלמות 2

Words used with it

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

• לֵבָב levav “heart” 12
• אֶבֶן even “stone” 5
• עִם im “with” 6
• שְׁלֹמֹה shelomoh “Solomon” 4
• רַק raq “except” 3
• אָנָּא anna “Please!” 2
• כֹּה koh “thus” 4
• לֵב lev “heart” 4
• גָּלוּת galut “captivity” 2
• זָכַר zakhar “to remember” 3
• בְּכִי bekhi “weeping” 2
• עַיִן ayin “eye” 4

Key verses

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

• Genesis 15:16 — But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
• Ruth 2:12 — The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
• 1 Kings 11:4 — For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was…
• 1 Kings 15:3 — And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his…
• 2 Kings 20:3 — I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And…
• 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and…
• 1 Chronicles 29:9 — Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with…
• 2 Chronicles 16:9 — For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou…
• Proverbs 11:1 — A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
• Isaiah 38:3 — And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.…
• Amos 1:6 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole…
• Amos 1:9 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole…

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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.