שְׁלַם
shelam · complete; deliver
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H8000 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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shelam (שְׁלַם) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “complete; deliver”.
To be complete, finished; also to deliver in full (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "shalem".
How to say it
she·lam
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
- To bring to a full close.
- To hand over all, with nothing missing.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- brought it to an end ×1
- complete ×1
- deliver ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Ezra 5:16
Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of Elah which is in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction, and it is not complete.’
- Ezra 7:19
And the utensils that are given to you for the service of the house of your Elah, deliver before the Elah of Jerusalem.
- Daniel 5:26
This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, Elah has counted your kingdom and brought it to an end.