1 Chronicles 22:9:161 Chr.22.9.W16TAB
וְשָׁל֥וֹם
veshalom
“and peace”
- Transliteration
- ve-sha-LOM
- Extended
- veh-shaa-LOHM
- IPA
- /vəʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and peace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sha-LOM va-SHE-ket
- clause
KI she-lo-MO yih-HE-ye she-MO ve-sha-LOM va-SHE-ket e-TEN al-yis-ra-EL be-ya-MAV
- sentence
hin-NE-BEN no-LAD LAKH HU yih-HE-ye ISH me-nu-KHA va-ha-ni-KHO-ti LO mi-KAL-o-ye-VAV mi-sa-VIV KI she-lo-MO yih-HE-ye she-MO ve-sha-LOM va-SHE-ket e-TEN al-yis-ra-EL be-ya-MAV
Exegesis
Finally, the coordinated nouns veshalom vasheket etten {וְשָׁלוֹם וָשֶׁקֶט אֶתֵּן | wə-šā-lôm wā-šə-qē-ṭ ʾe-ṭên} ‘and I will give peace and quiet’ emphasize the fullness of God’s gift upon Israel in his days.
Root and etymology
ש־ל־ם
“peace, wholeness”
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:9
Behold, a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all the enemies around him. His name will be Solomon, and I will give peace upon Israel in his days.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Chronicles 22:9, so the Hebrew word וְשָׁל֥וֹם (veshalom) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.22.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.9.W16.S1) and character.