Midvash

שָׁלֵוshâlêv

quiet, at ease

Pronunciation: shaw-lave' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7961

Meanings

1. at ease, of person (Job 16:12; Job 21:23; Jeremiah 49:31)

2. quiet, of land (1 Chronicles 4:40)

3. apparently abstract noun quiet, ease (Job 20:20; Ezekiel 23:42)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:40 They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. Some of Ham’s descendants had been living in that region.
  • Job 16:12 “I was living quietly until he shattered me. He took me by the neck and broke me in pieces. Then he set me up as his target,
  • Job 20:20 They were always greedy and never satisfied. Nothing remains of all the things they dreamed about.
  • Job 21:23 One person dies in prosperity, completely comfortable and secure,
  • Psalms 73:12 Look at these wicked people— enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
  • Jeremiah 49:31 “Go up and attack that complacent nation,” says the Lord. “Its people live alone in the desert without walls or gates.
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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).