שָׁלוֹם

Strong’s Definition

safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace

Etymology & Derivation

or שָׁלֹם; from H7999 (שָׁלַם);

KJV Usage

[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] wholly.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
• 2.completeness (in number)
• 3.safety, soundness (in body)
• 4.welfare, health, prosperity
• 5.peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment
• 6.peace, friendship
• 7.peace (from war)
• 8.peace (as adjective)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâlôwm; Pronunciation: shaw-lome'