Judges 19:20:4Judg.19.20.W4TAB
שָׁל֣וֹם
shalom
“peace”
- Transliteration
- sha-LOM
- Extended
- shaa-LOHM
- IPA
- /ʃaˈloːm/
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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Word in context
- word
sha-LOM
- phraseyour reading level
sha-LOM LAKH
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI RAK ba-re-KHOV al-ta-LAN
Exegesis
The greeting shalom {שָׁלוֹם | šālôm} ‘peace’ functions as a formal welcome.
Root and etymology
š-l-mshin–lamed–mem
“wholeness”
In context — Judges 19:20
And the old man said, “Peace to you! Let all you lack lie upon me. But do not lodge in the street.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 19:20, so the Hebrew word שָׁל֣וֹם (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 Judg.19.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.20.W4.S1) and character.