Definition
a primitive root; to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
Traditional renderings: make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, × surely.
Traditional renderings: make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-) pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, × surely.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁלֵם:
- ἀνταποδίδωμιantapodidōmi“to repay”29%
- ἀποτίνωapotinō“to repay”28%
- ἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi“to pay”26%
- ἀναπληρόωanaplēroō“to fulfil”2%
- ἀνταπόδοσιςantapodosis“reward”1%
- ποιέωpoieō“to do/make: do”1%
- διαδίδωμιdiadidōmi“to distribute”1%
- σῴζωsōzō“to save”1%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
116 total
- Job 21:19יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם · Let God repay the manIt is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.
- Job 21:31יְשַׁלֶּם־ · repaysWho denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done?
- Job 22:21וּשְׁלם · and be at peaceReconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
- Job 22:27תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ · and you will fulfillYou will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.
- Job 23:14יַשְׁלִ֣ים · He carries outFor He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
- Job 34:11יְשַׁלֶּם־ · He repaysFor according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.
- Job 34:33יְשַׁלְמֶ֨נָּה · Should God repay youShould God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed Him? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.
- Job 41:11וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם · that I should repay himWho has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.
- Psalm 7:4שֽׁוֹלְמִ֥י · my ally…if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
- Psalm 22:25אֲ֝שַׁלֵּ֗ם · I will fulfillMy praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
- Psalm 31:23וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥ם · repaysLove the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
- Psalm 35:12יְשַׁלְּמ֣וּנִי · They repay meThey repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
- Psalm 37:21יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם · repayThe wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
- Psalm 38:20וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י · Those who repayThose who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
- Psalm 41:10וַֽאֲשַׁלְּמָ֥ה · that I may repayBut You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.
- Psalm 50:14וְשַׁלֵּ֖ם · and fulfillSacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
- Psalm 56:12אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם · I will renderYour vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
- Psalm 61:8לְֽשַׁלְּמִ֥י · and fulfillThen I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.
- Psalm 62:12תְשַׁלֵּ֖ם · will repay…and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- Psalm 65:1יְשֻׁלַּם־ · will be fulfilledFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
- Psalm 66:13אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם · I will fulfillI will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
- Psalm 76:11וְשַׁלְּמוּ֮ · and fulfill your vowsMake and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
- Psalm 116:14אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם · I will fulfillI will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
- Psalm 116:18אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם · I will fulfillI will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,
- Psalm 137:8שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם־ · is he who repaysO Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.
- Proverbs 6:31יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם · he must payYet if caught, he must pay sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
- Proverbs 7:14שִׁלַּ֥מְתִּי · I have paid“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
- Proverbs 11:31יְשֻׁלָּ֑ם · receive their dueIf the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
- Proverbs 13:13יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ · will be rewardedHe who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
- Proverbs 13:21יְשַׁלֶּם־ · is the rewardDisaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
- Proverbs 16:7יַשְׁלִ֥ם · live at peaceWhen a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
- Proverbs 19:17יְשַׁלֶּם־ · and He will repayKindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Proverbs 20:22אֲשַׁלְּמָה־ · I will avengeDo not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
- Proverbs 22:27לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם · to payIf you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
- Proverbs 25:22יְשַׁלֶּם־ · will rewardFor in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹ · in fulfilling it; שַׁלֵּֽם׃ · FulfillWhen you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
- Ecclesiastes 5:5תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ · fulfill itIt is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
- Isaiah 19:21וְשִׁלֵּֽמוּ׃ · and fulfill themThe LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.
- Isaiah 38:12תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃ · You make an end of meMy dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.
- Isaiah 38:13תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃ · You make an end of meI composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
- Isaiah 42:19כִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔ם · like My covenant partnerWho is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD?
- Isaiah 44:26יַשְׁלִ֑ים · and fulfills…who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
- Isaiah 44:28יַשְׁלִ֑ם · will fulfill…who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
- Isaiah 57:18וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧ם · and restoreI have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
- Isaiah 59:18יְשַׁלֵּ֔ם · So He will repay; יְשַׁלֵּֽם׃So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.
- Isaiah 60:20וְשָׁלְמ֖וּ · will ceaseYour sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
- Isaiah 65:6שִׁלַּ֔מְתִּי · I will repay; וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֖י · I will pay it backBehold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps,