לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

   le-sha-LOM

   for peace or about well-being
2. clause🔊 וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְאֶחָ֖יו לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

   va-ya-VO va-yish-AL le-e-KHAV le-sha-LOM

   and he came and he asked to his brothers for peace or about well-being
3. sentence🔊 וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־הַכֵּלִ֜ים מֵעָלָ֗יו עַל־יַד֙ שׁוֹמֵ֣ר הַכֵּלִ֔ים וַיָּ֖רָץ הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְאֶחָ֖יו לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

   va-yit-TOSH da-VID et-ha-ke-LIM me-a-LAV al-YAD sho-MER ha-ke-LIM va-ya-RATS ha-ma-a-ra-KHA va-ya-VO va-yish-AL le-e-KHAV le-sha-LOM

   and he left David {direct object marker} the belongings or the equipment from upon him by the hand of or beside keeper the belongings or the equipment and he ran to the battle line or the ranks and he came and he asked to his brothers for peace or about well-being

Exegesis

Ha-ma‘arakah {הַמַּעֲרָכָה | ha•ma•‘a•ra•ḵā} ‘the battle line’ functions as the motion’s destination, while the final prepositional sequence le’echav {לְאֶחָיו | le•’e•ḥā•v} ‘to his brothers’ and le-shalom {לְשָׁלוֹם | le•šā•lōm} ‘for well-being’ express the intended relational encounter, combining greeting with inquiry about sound health.

Root and etymology

š-l-m🔊 ש־ל־ם

“completeness, peace”

• 🔊 שָׁלֵםshalemcompleteGenesis 33:18