שָׁלֵם

sa.lem · to complete

Hebrew · Strong's H7999 · Verb · Sounds like: shaw-lam' · 116 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to complete H7999A 103
  • to ally H7999B 13

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications); make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, [idiom] surely.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[שָׁלֵם] 103 vb. be complete, sound
Qal
1. be complete, finished, ended
2. be sound, uninjured
Pi.
1. complete, finish, temple
2. make safe
3. make whole or good, restore
4. make good, i.e. pay, vows
5. requite, recompense, reward
Pu.
1. be performed, of vow
2. be repaid, requited
Hiph.
1. complete, perform
2. make an end of
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[שָׁלַם] vb. denom. be in covenant of peace
Qal be at peace
Pu. Pt. one in covt. of peace
Hiph.
1. make peace with
2. cause to be at peace
Hoph. live at peace with

Every occurrence

  1. Joel 2:25 וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤י ve.shi.lam.Ti · An action: strong action, and then it will happen, done by me

    And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you.

  2. Joel 3:4 מְשַׁלְּמִ֣ים me.sha.le.Mim · An -ing word: strong action

    Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head.

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