1 Samuel 16:5:21 Sam.16.5.W2TAB
שָׁל֗וֹם
shalom
“peace”
- Transliteration
- sha-LOM
- Extended
- shaa-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- peace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer sha-LOM
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-LOM liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH ba-TI hit-ka-DE-shu u-va-TEM i-TI ba-za-VAKH
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-LOM liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH ba-TI hit-ka-DE-shu u-va-TEM i-TI ba-za-VAKH va-ye-ka-DESH et-yi-SHAI ve-et-ba-NAIV va-yik-RA la-HEM la-za-VAKH
Exegesis
The salutation shalom {שָׁל֗וֹם | šālôm} functions as a ritual greeting of peace.
Root and etymology
“to be whole, complete”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:5
And he said, “Peace . I have come to sacrifice to the LORD . Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 16:5, so the Hebrew word שָׁל֗וֹם (shalom) 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 Sam.16.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.5.W2.S1) and character.