שָׁלָהshâlâh
be quiet, at ease
Pronunciation: shaw-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7951
Meanings
Qal
1. be, (have) quiet (Job 3:26)
2. be at ease, prosper (Jeremiah 12:1; Lamentations 1:5; Job 12:5)
Niph`al: be, negligent (2 Chronicles 29:11)
Hiph`il: do, mislead (2 Kings 4:28; 2 Kings 4:16)
Same root
- שִׁילֹהShîylôh · H7886Shiloh, an epithet of the Messiah
- שְׁלָהshᵉlâh · H7954to be secure
- שְׂלָוsᵉlâv · H7958the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight)
- שֶׁלֶוshelev · H7959security
- שָׁלֵוshâlêv · H7961tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security
- שַׁלְוָהshalvâh · H7962security (genuine or false)
- שְׁלִיshᵉlîy · H7987privacy
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Job 3:26 I have no peace, no quietness. I have no rest; only trouble comes.”
- Job 12:6 But robbers are left in peace, and those who provoke God live in safety— though God keeps them in his power.
- Psalms 122:6 Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper.
- Jeremiah 12:1 Lord, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?
- Lamentations 1:5 Her oppressors have become her masters, and her enemies prosper, for the Lord has punished Jerusalem for her many sins. Her children have been captured and taken away to distant lands.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).