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Lexicon :: Strong's H7961 - šālēv

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שָׁלֵו
Transliteration
šālēv
Pronunciation
shaw-lave'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2392c

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁלֵו shâlêv, shaw-lave'; or שָׁלֵיו shâlêyv; feminine שְׁלֵוָה shᵉlêvâh; from H7951; tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security:—(being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7961 in the following manner: at ease (2x), peaceable (1x), quietness (1x), prosperity (1x), quiet (1x), prosper (1x), wealthy (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7961 in the following manner: at ease (2x), peaceable (1x), quietness (1x), prosperity (1x), quiet (1x), prosper (1x), wealthy (1x).

  1. quiet, at ease, prosperous

    1. at ease (of persons)

    2. quiet (of land)

    3. quiet, ease

    4. ease (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁלֵו shâlêv, shaw-lave'; or שָׁלֵיו shâlêyv; feminine שְׁלֵוָה shᵉlêvâh; from H7951; tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security:—(being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.
STRONGS H7961: Abbreviations
† שָׁלֵו (LagBN 43), שָׁלֵרוּ, שְׁלֵרו adjective quiet, at ease; —
1. of person at ease, שָׁלֵו Job 16:12, שָׁלֵיו Job 21:23 (Köii. 1. 83); of nation, שְׁלֵיו (possibly diminutive (Köii. l.144) Jeremiah 49:31 (|| יוֺבֵ לָבֶטַח); prosperous, of city feminine singular שְׁלֵוָה Zechariah 7:7; of wicked, masculine plural construct וְשַׁלְוֵי עוֺלָם Psalm 73:12 (ReH. iii. 131 proposes יִשְׁלָיוּ עֲוִילִים).
2. of land, quiet, שְׁלֵשׁלֵוָה 1 Chronicles 4:40 (|| שֹׁקֶטֶת).
3. in לֹא יָדַע שָׁלֵו בְּבִטְנוֺ Job 20:20 שׁ׳ is apparently abstract noun quiet, ease, so Di De and others read שַׁלְוָח Siegf Bu, Du (after Greek Version of the LXX) לֹא שָׁלֵו בְּמַטְמֹנוֺ; שָׁלֵו Ezekiel 23:42 is corrupt, Hi Co Berthol (compare Da) שָׁרוּ sang, Toy שָׁרִים, Krae רִים.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

4:40

Job

16:12; 20:20; 21:23

Psalms

73:12

Jeremiah

49:31

Ezekiel

23:42

Zechariah

7:7

H7961

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7961 matches the Hebrew שָׁלֵו (šālēv),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:40 - where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12 - I was at ease, and he broke me apart;
he seized me by the neck and dashed me to pieces;
he set me up as his target;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:20 - “Because he knew no contentment in his belly,
he will not let anything in which he delights escape him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:23 - One dies in his full vigor,
being wholly at ease and secure,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:12 - Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they increase in riches.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:31 - “Rise up, advance against a nation at ease,
that dwells securely,
declares the LORD,
that has no gates or bars,
that dwells alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:42

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:42 - The sound of a carefree multitude was with her; and with men of the common sort, drunkards[fn] were brought from the wilderness; and they put bracelets on the hands of the women, and beautiful crowns on their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:7 - Were not these the words that the LORD proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, with her cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?’”
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