2 Samuel 18:28:52 Sam.18.28.W5TAB
שָׁל֔וֹם
shalom
“peace, well-being”
- Transliteration
- sha-LOM
- Extended
- shah-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʃaˈloːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- peace, well-being
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
- sentence
va-yik-RA a-khi-MA-ats va-yo-MER el-ha-ME-lekh sha-LOM va-yish-ta-KHU la-ME-lekh le-a-PA-v AR-tsa va-yo-MER ba-RUKH ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha a-SHER sig-GAR et-ha-a-na-SHIM a-sher-na-se-U et-ya-DAM ba-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The greeting šālôm {שָׁלוֹם | šā-lôm} serves as a formal royal salute.
Root and etymology
sh-l-msh-l-m
“peace, completeness”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:28
And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, “Peace!” Then he bowed down to the king, his face to the ground, and said, “Blessed is the LORD your God who has delivered the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 18:28, so the Hebrew word שָׁל֔וֹם (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 2 Sam.18.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.28.W5.S1) and character.