שִׁלּוּםshillûwm

requital

Pronunciation: shil-loom' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7966

Meanings

1. requital, retribution (Hosea 9:7; Isaiah 34:8)

2. reward, bride (Micah 7:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 34:8 For it is the day of the Lord’s revenge, the year when Edom will be paid back for all it did to Israel.
  • Hosea 9:7 The time of Israel’s punishment has come; the day of payment is here. Soon Israel will know this all too well. Because of your great sin and hostility, you say, “The prophets are crazy and the inspired men are fools!”
  • Micah 7:3 Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice.

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).