שָׁלֵו
shâlêv · shaw-lave'
tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security
Lexicon
Derivation: or שָׁלֵיו; feminine שְׁלֵוָה; from H7951 (שָׁלָה);
tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security
- tranquil
- (in a bad sense) careless
- abstractly, security
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish
To consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׁלֵו above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and peaceable1 · 13%
- i was at ease1 · 13%
- quietness1 · 13%
- and quiet1 · 13%
- who prosper1 · 13%
- unto the wealthy1 · 13%
- being at ease1 · 13%
- and in prosperity1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.