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שְׁלָם

Biblical Aramaic

welfare — used 4 times in the Aramaic chapters of the Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

welfare tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

שְׁלָם: n.m. welfare, prosperity tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.m.Dn 3:31 welfare, prosperity;—in greetings: abs. Ezr 4:17 prosperity! emph. שְׁלָמָא 5:7; sf. שְׁלָֽמְכוֹן יַשְׂגִּיא Dn 3:31; 6:26.

Jastrow 1903

שְׁלָם: perfection, soundness, health, peace to inquire after the health of; to salute to offer peace, salute tree →

The whole Jastrow entry

= h. שָׁלוֹם, perfection, soundness, health, peace. Targ. Ps. XXXVIII, 4. Targ. Gen. XLIII, 23. Ib. 27. Targ. Jud. XI, 13. Targ. Deut. XX, 10 (Y. ed. Vien. לְשׁלֵּם, corr. acc.). Ib. 11 (Y. I דִּשְׁלֵם, corr. acc.; a. fr.).—Taan. 24ᵇ they called to me in my dream, ש׳ טב לרב טב וכ׳ good health to the good teacher from the good Lord &c. Ib. 9ᵇ ליזלו רבנן בש׳ may our teachers (you) go in peace. Yoma 71ᵇ, v. עֲמַם II; a. v. fr.—שאל בש׳ to inquire after the health of; to salute. Targ. Gen. XLIII, 27; a. fr. (v. also סְעַר I).—Y. Ber. II, 4ᵇ, a. e. לא שאיל בשְׁלָמֵיה, v. זְעֵיר II; ib. דלא שאל בשְׁלָמִי he did not salute me. Ber. 9ᵇ כי … שאיל בשְׁלוֹמֵיה וכ׳ when you go up there (to Palestine), greet my brother &c.; a. fr.—יהב ש׳ to offer peace, salute. Taan. 23ᵃ sq. יהבו ליה ש׳ ולא וכ׳ they saluted him, but he did not look at them in a friendly way (give no sign of recognition). Ib.ᵇ מ"ט כי יהיבנא למר ש׳ וכ׳ when we saluted you, why did you make no recognition? Gitt. 62ᵃ מקדים ויהיב להו ש׳ saluted them (gentiles) first; a. fr.—V. בִּשְׁלָמָא.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates); Jastrow: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (12 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: peace (3); the (1).

In the verses

Ezra 5:7 · tree →

פִּתְגָמָ֖א שְׁלַ֣חוּ עֲל֑וֹהִי וְכִדְנָה֙ כְּתִ֣יב בְּגַוֵּ֔הּ לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שְׁלָמָ֥א כֹֽלָּא׃ס

Word for word: the word they.sent to him and according to.this it.was.written in midst its to Darius the king the peace (the) all

JPS 1917: they sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus: 'Unto Darius the king, all peace.

Daniel 3:31 · tree →

נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֗א לְֽכָל־עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א אֻמַיָּ֧א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א דִּֽי־דָיְרִ֥ין בְּכָל־אַרְעָ֖א שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹן יִשְׂגֵּֽא׃

Word for word: Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the peoples the nations and the languages which [are].dwelling in all the earth peace your may.it.increase

JPS 1917: 'Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; peace be multiplied unto you.

In Targum Onkelos

Number 296 of the commonest words of Targum Onkelos, the Aramaic translation of the Torah: used 18 times there, in the forms שְׁלַם (5); בִּשְׁלָם (4); לִשְׁלָם (4); לִשְׁלַם (2); שְׁלָם (2).

Numbers 6:26 · tree → · Onkelos, then the Hebrew

יִסַב יְיָ אַפֵּהּ לְוָתָךְ וִישַׁוֵי לָךְ שְׁלָם

יִשָּׂ֨א יְהוָ֤ה ׀ פָּנָיו֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְךָ֖ שָׁלֽוֹם׃ס

Word for word: may.he.lift.up Yahweh face his to you and may.he.appoint for you peace

JPS 1917: The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

Genesis 15:15 · tree → · Onkelos, then the Hebrew

וְאַתְּ תֵעוֹל לְוָת אַבָהָתָךְ בִּשְׁלָם תִּתְקְבַר בְּסֵיבוּ טָבָא

וְאַתָּ֛ה תָּב֥וֹא אֶל־אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ בְּשָׁל֑וֹם תִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה טוֹבָֽה׃

Word for word: and you you.will.go to ancestors your in peace you.will.be.buried in old.age good

JPS 1917: But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

On Mova

Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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