Definition
or שָׁלַו; (Job 3:26), a primitive root; to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful
Traditional renderings: be happy, prosper, be in safety.
Traditional renderings: be happy, prosper, be in safety.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁלָה:
- ἑορτήheortē“festival”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Job 3:26שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי׀ · at easeI am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
- Job 12:6יִשְׁלָ֤יוּ · are safeThe tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
- Psalm 122:6יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּ · prosperPray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
- Jeremiah 12:1שָׁל֖וּ · live at easeRighteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- Lamentations 1:5שָׁל֔וּ · are at easeHer foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.