Judges 21:13:11Judg.21.13.W11TAB
שָׁלֽוֹם׃
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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The word
Word in context
- word
sha-LOM
- clause
va-yik-re-U la-HEM sha-LOM
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU kol-ha-e-DA va-ye-dab-REU el-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN a-SHEr be-SE-la rim-MON va-yik-re-U la-HEM sha-LOM
Exegesis
Finally, the noun šālôm {שָׁלוֹם | šālôm} ‘peace’ conveys both the greeting and the substantive proposal of reconciliation, mirroring the Hebrew rhetorical climax.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–lamed–mem
“to be whole, complete, at peace”
In context — Judges 21:13
Then the entire assembly sent messengers and spoke to the sons of Benjamin, who were at the rock of Rimmon, and they called to them, “Peace .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Judges 21:13, so the Hebrew word שָׁלֽוֹם׃ (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.21.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.13.W11.S1) and character.