H8003 – Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Strong’s Dictionary

שָׁלֵם

shalem

from H7999; full (literally or figuratively); especially friendly: finish, full, top, fulfill, whole, exact, whole, peaceful, perfect, rest.

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Chavez Dictionary

(I) שָׁלֵם

1) In peace, without incident (Gen 33:18).

2) filled, complete (Gen 15:16).

3) Peaceful (Gen 34:21).

4) Whole (1Ki 8:61; Isa 38:3). — Fem. שְׁלֵמָה; Pl. שְׁלֵמִים; Fem. שְׁלֵמוֹת.

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Vine AT Dictionary

shalem (שָׁלֵם, H8003), “complete; perfect”. This word is found in Gén 15:16 with the meaning of “not completely complete”: “In the fourth generation they will return here, because until now the wickedness of the Amorites has not reached the end” (RVA). In Deu 25:15 the word means “perfect.”

shalem (שָׁלֵם, H8003), “perfect”. God demands total obedience from his people: “Let your hearts therefore be perfect with the Lord our God, walking in his statutes and keeping his commandments” (1 Kings 8:61). Solomon did not meet this requirement because “his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God” (1Ki 11:4). On the other hand, Hezekiah protests: “I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart” (2Ki 20:3).

In their business dealings, the Israelites are required to have “exact and just weighing…exact and just measure” (Deu 25:15 KJV).

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