shalem · complete, whole

What it means

shalem (שָׁלֵם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “complete, whole”.

Full; at peace.

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. With nothing missing or amiss; whole, exact.
2. With one's whole self for God.
3. In good order, without harm or danger.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

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

• whole ×18
• full ×4
• complete ×2
• heart ×1
• peace ×1
• safely ×1
• they are intact ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×3
• Deuteronomy×3
• Joshua×1
• Ruth×1
• 1 Kings×5
• 2 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×4
• 2 Chronicles×5
• Proverbs×1
• Isaiah×1
• Amos×2
• Nahum×1

• Genesis 15:16

  And in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

• Genesis 33:18

  Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and he camped in front of the city.

• Genesis 34:21

  “These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for the land, look, is spacious enough for them. Their daughters we will take for ourselves as wives, and our daughters we will give to them.

• Deuteronomy 25:15

  A full and just weight you shall have; a full and just ephah you shall have; so that your days may be long on the land that YHWH your Elohim is giving you.

• Deuteronomy 27:6

  Of whole stones you shall build the altar of YHWH your Elohim, and you shall offer up on it burnt offerings to YHWH your Elohim.

• Joshua 8:31

  just as Moses the servant of YHWH had commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the book of the instruction of Moses: an altar of whole stones, on which no iron had been lifted. And they offered up on it burnt offerings to YHWH, and sacrificed peace offerings.

• Ruth 2:12

  May YHWH repay your work, and may your wages be full from YHWH, Elohim of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

• 1 Kings 6:7

  And the house, when it was built, was built of whole stone from the quarry; and hammer or axe, any tool of iron, was not heard in the house while it was being built.

• 1 Kings 8:61

  And let your heart be whole with YHWH our Elohim, to walk in his statutes and to keep his commandments, as at this day.”

• 1 Kings 11:4

  And it happened, at the time of Solomon’s old age, that his wives inclined his heart after other gods; and his heart was not whole with YHWH his Elohim, like the heart of David his father.

• 1 Kings 15:3

  He walked in all the sins of his father that he had done before him; and his heart was not whole with YHWH his Elohim, like the heart of David his father.

• 1 Kings 15:14

  But the high places were not removed; only the heart of Asa was whole with YHWH all his days.

• 2 Kings 20:3

  “Ah, YHWH, remember, please, how I have walked before you in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept with great weeping.

• 1 Chronicles 12:38

  All these, men of war, drawn up in battle order, came with a whole heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and also all the rest of Israel was of one heart to make David king.

• 1 Chronicles 28:9

  And you, Solomon my son, know the Elohim of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing soul; for YHWH seeks out all hearts and understands every inclination of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will let himself be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

• 1 Chronicles 29:9

  The people rejoiced that they had offered willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered willingly to YHWH; and also David the king rejoiced with great joy.

• 1 Chronicles 29:19

  And to Solomon my son give a whole heart to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all of it, and to build the palace for which I have made preparations.”

• 2 Chronicles 8:16

  All the work of Solomon was prepared until the day of the foundation of the house of YHWH and until it was finished; the house of YHWH was complete.

• 2 Chronicles 15:17

  But the high places were not removed from Israel; only the heart of Asa was whole all his days.

• 2 Chronicles 16:9

  For the eyes of YHWH range through all the earth to show himself strong with those whose heart is whole toward him. You have acted foolishly in this, for from now on there will be wars against you.”

• 2 Chronicles 19:9

  He commanded them, saying, “Thus you shall do: in the fear of YHWH, with faithfulness and with a whole heart.

• 2 Chronicles 25:2

  He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, only not with a whole heart.

• Proverbs 11:1

  Scales of deceit are an abomination to YHWH, but a full weight is his pleasure.

• Isaiah 38:3

  and said, “Ah, YHWH, remember, please, how I have walked before you in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept with great weeping.

• Amos 1:6

  Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke it; because they carried into exile a whole captive people to hand them over to Edom.

• Amos 1:9

  Thus says YHWH: For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke it; because they handed over a whole captive people to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of brothers.

• Nahum 1:12

  Thus says YHWH: “Though they are intact and likewise many, even so they will be cut off and pass away. And though I have afflicted you, I will not afflict you anymore.

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