1 Kings 15:14:61 Kgs.15.14.W6TAB

שָׁלֵ֛ם

shalem

whole, complete

Transliteration
sha-LEM
Extended
shaa-LEEM
IPA
/ʃaːˈleːm/

Meaning by language

English
whole, complete

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Result
שָׁ + לֵ֛ם
sha + lem
shalem

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    sha-LEM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-YA sha-LEM

  3. clause

    RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-ba-MOT lo-SA-ru RAK le-vav-a-SA ha-YA sha-LEM im-Ye-ho-VAH kol-ya-MAV

Exegesis

The construct phrase levav-Asa {לְבַב־אָסָא | lə-vav ʾāsā} ‘heart of Asa’ serves as the subject of a nominal clause where hayah {הָיָה | hā-yāh} ‘was’ takes the adjective shalem {שָׁלֵם | shā-lēm} ‘whole’ as its complement.

Root and etymology

sh-l-mshin–lamed–mem

whole, complete

In context1 Kings 15:14

Yet the high places were not removed; however, Asa’s heart was wholly devoted to the LORD all his days .

About this coordinate

1 Kings 15:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 15:14, so the Hebrew word שָׁלֵ֛ם (shalem) 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 Kgs.15.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.14.W6.S1) and character.