shalu · negligence, fault

What it means

shalu (שָׁלוּ) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “negligence, fault”.

Negligence, carelessness (Aramaic).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Carelessness; something said wrongly (Aramaic).

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• negligence ×3
• anything amiss ×1

Where it appears

• Ezra×2
• Daniel×2

• Ezra 4:22

  And be careful of negligence in acting on this. Why should the damage grow to the harm of kings?”

• Ezra 6:9

  And whatever is needed, young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the Elah of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are in Jerusalem, let it be given to them day by day without negligence,

• Daniel 3:29

  And from me is made a decree that any people, nation, or language that says anything amiss against their Elah, the Elah of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be made into pieces, and its house shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other Elah who is able to rescue like this.”

• Daniel 6:4

  Then the supervisors and the satraps were seeking to find a pretext against Daniel in regard to the kingdom; but they could find no pretext or fault, because he was faithful, and no negligence or fault was found in him.