Strong's Hebrew · H8004

H8004 Shâlêm

שָׁלֵם

shaw-lame'

Salem

Shâlêm appears twice in Scripture, in Genesis 14:18 and Psalms 76:2. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

Shalem, an early name of Jerusalem

In the King James Version

Salem.

Derivation

the same as H8003 (שָׁלֵם); peaceful;

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Psalms 76:2

“His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.”

Genesis 14:18

“Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—”

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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).

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