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Lexicon :: Strong's H7951 - šālâ

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שָׁלָה
Transliteration
šālâ
Pronunciation
shaw-law'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2392

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁלָה shâlâh, shaw-law'; or שָׁלַו shâlav; (Job 3:26), a primitive root; to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful:—be happy, prosper, be in safety.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H7951 in the following manner: prosper (3x), safety (1x), happy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H7951 in the following manner: prosper (3x), safety (1x), happy (1x).

  1. to be at rest, prosper, be quiet, be at ease

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be or have quiet

      2. to be at ease, prosper

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁלָה shâlâh, shaw-law'; or שָׁלַו shâlav; (Job 3:26), a primitive root; to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful:—be happy, prosper, be in safety.
STRONGS H7951: Abbreviations
† I. [שָׁלָה, H7961 שָׁלֵו] verb be quiet, at ease (Ecclus 47:13 שלוה prosperity, Ecclesiasticus 41:1c שליו prosperous, at ease; bdb101703 be tranquil, quiet, ceaee; Targum שְׁלָא, שְׁלי be at ease, then be careless, thoughtless, go astray [for Hebrew שָׁגָה, שָׁגַג] Aph`el neglect (God, etc.), Biblical Aramaic Targum שָׁלוּ error; Arabic bdb101704 (bdb101705) be. forgetful, neglectful, content, free (from anxiety)); —
Qal
1. be, (have) quiet: Perfect 1st person singular שָׁלַיְתִּי Job 3:26.
2. be at ease, prosper, of wicked, 3rd person plural שָׁלוּ Jeremiah 12:1; Lamentations 1:5, also Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁלָ֫יוּ (Ges§ 75 u) Job 12:5, and (of good) Psalm 122:6 (יֵ֫שֶׁל [H7953 Job 27:8] see II. שׁלח).
Niph. Imperfect 2nd person masculine plural תִּשָּׁלוּ jussive [H7952 2 Chronicles 29:11] be not negligent (easy-going; German 'bequem').
Hiph. Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תַּשְׁלֶה jussive [H7952 2 Kings 4:28] do not mislead me (compare תְּכַזֵּב [H3576 2 Kings 4:16]), strong Aramaism, whence Klo H7686 תַּשְׁגֶּה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

3:26; 12:5

Psalms

122:6

Jeremiah

12:1

Lamentations

1:5

H7951

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7951 matches the Hebrew שָׁלָה (šālâ),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:26 - I am not at ease, nor am I quiet;
I have no rest, for trouble comes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:6 - The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 122:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 122:6 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:1 - Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You;
Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:5 - Her adversaries have become the master,
Her enemies prosper;
For the LORD has afflicted her
Because of the multitude of her transgressions.
Her children have gone into captivity before the enemy.
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