2 Chronicles 25:2:82 Chr.25.2.W8TAB
שָׁלֵֽם׃
shalem
“wholeness”
- Transliteration
- sha-LEM
- Extended
- shaa-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʃaːˈleːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- wholeness
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sha-LEM
- phraseyour reading level
be-le-VAV sha-LEM
- clause
RAK LO be-le-VAV sha-LEM
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH RAK LO be-le-VAV sha-LEM
Exegesis
The final phrase be-lē-ḇāḇ šā-lēm {בְּלֵבָ֥ב שָׁלֵֽם | bə-lē-ḇāḇ šā-lēm} ‘with a whole heart’ employs the construct state to convey undivided inner devotion. The parallel structure contrasts external moral action with incomplete internal commitment.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“whole, complete”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:2
He acted rightly under the LORD’s gaze, yet his heart was not whole .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 25:2, so the Hebrew word שָׁלֵֽם׃ (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 2 Chr.25.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.2.W8.S1) and character.