שְׁלָםshᵉlâm

welfare, prosperity (Daniel 3:31; Ezra 4:17; Ezra 5:7; Daniel 6:26)

Pronunciation: shel-awm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8001

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Ezra 4:17 Then King Artaxerxes sent this reply: “To Rehum the governor, Shimshai the court secretary, and their colleagues living in Samaria and throughout the province west of the Euphrates River. Greetings.
  • Ezra 5:7 “To King Darius. Greetings.
  • Daniel 4:1 King Nebuchadnezzar sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Peace and prosperity to you!
  • Daniel 6:25 Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Peace and prosperity to you!

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).