Strong's Hebrew · H7999
H7999 shâlam
שָׁלַם
shaw-lam'
to complete
shâlam appears 116 times in Scripture, including Genesis 44:4 and Exodus 21:34. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
In the King James Version
make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, × surely.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 116 times in Scripture
“But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.”
“But if the animal was actually stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner.”
“the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.”
“If a man grazes his livestock in a field or vineyard and allows them to stray so that they graze in someone else’s field, he must make restitution from the best of his own field or vineyard.”
““If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters or sells it, he must repay five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.”
“They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?”
“If what was stolen is actually found alive in his possession—whether ox or donkey or sheep—he must pay back double.”
“If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.”
“an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
