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שָׁלַם
shâlam · Hebrew · Strong's H7999 · 116 occurrences
The KJV renders 22 different Hebrew and Greek words as “end”
What it means
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)
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
make amends, end, finish, full, give again, make good, repay, peace, that is perfect, perform, prosper, recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“end”
also renders
télos (G5056), synteléō (G4931), ékbasis (G1545), plēróō (G4137), péras (G4009), syntéleia (G4930), ʼepheç (H657), gabluth (H1383), dibrâh (H1700), châdal (H2308), kânâph (H3671), migbâlâh (H4020), çôwph (H5490), çôwph (H5491), ʻêqeb (H6118), pêʼâh (H6285), qenets (H7078), qetsev (H7099), qᵉtsâth (H7118), rôʼsh (H7218), taklîyth (H8503)“reward”
also renders
antapódosis (G469), apodídōmi (G591), misthós (G3408), ʼethnâh (H866), ʼethnan (H868), gᵉmûwl (H1576), gâmal (H1580), masʼêth (H4864), maskôreth (H4909), mattân (H4976), nᵉbizbâh (H5023), ʻêqeb (H6118), pᵉʻullâh (H6468), pᵉrîy (H6529), shachad (H7810), seker (H7938), sâkâr (H7939), shillûwm (H7966), shalmôn (H8021)“finish”
also renders
ekteléō (G1615), dianýō (G1274), apoteléō (G658), epiteléō (G2005), synteléō (G4931), teleióō (G5048), teléō (G5055), bâtsaʻ (H1214), yᵉtsâʼ (H3319), kᵉlal (H3635), shᵉlam (H8000)“full”
also renders
korénnymi (G2880), mestós (G3324), plḗrēs (G4134), plḗthō (G4130), plḗrōma (G4138), kâlâh (H3617), mâlêʼ (H4392), rab (H7227), sâbêaʻ (H7649), shâlêm (H8003), tâmîym (H8549)“make good”
also renders
yâṭab (H3190)Questions this word decides
Where it appears
116 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 19:19 HC/Vhw3mp1 Kings 7:51 HC/Vqw3fs1 Kings 9:25 HC/Vpp3ms1 Kings 22:44 HC/Vhw3ms1 Samuel 24:19 HVpi3ms/Sp2ms2 Chronicles 5:1 HC/Vqw3fs2 Kings 4:7 HC/Vpv2fs2 Kings 9:26 HC/Vpq1cs2 Samuel 3:39 HVpj3ms2 Samuel 10:19 HC/Vhw3mp2 Samuel 12:6 HVpi3ms2 Samuel 15:7 HC/Vph1cs2 Samuel 20:19 HVqsmpcDeuteronomy 7:10 HC/VprmsaDeuteronomy 20:12 HVhi3fsDeuteronomy 23:21 HR/Vpc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 32:41 HVpi1csEcclesiastes 5:4 HR/Vpc/Sp3msEcclesiastes 5:5 HVpi2msExodus 21:34 HVpi3msExodus 21:36 HVpaExodus 22:1 HVpi3msExodus 22:3 HVpaExodus 22:4 HVpi3msExodus 22:5 HVpi3msExodus 22:6 HVpaExodus 22:7 HVpi3msExodus 22:9 HVpi3msExodus 22:11 HVpi3msExodus 22:12 HVpi3msExodus 22:13 HVpi3msExodus 22:14 HVpaExodus 22:15 HVpi3msEzekiel 33:15 HVpi3msGenesis 44:4 HVpp2mpHosea 14:2 HC/Vph1cpIsaiah 19:21 HC/Vpq3cpIsaiah 38:12 HVhi2ms/Sp1csIsaiah 38:13 HVhi2ms/Sp1csIsaiah 42:19 HR/VPsmsaIsaiah 44:26 HVhi3msIsaiah 44:28 HVhi3msIsaiah 57:18 HC/Vpi1csIsaiah 59:18 HVpi3msIsaiah 60:20 HC/Vqq3cpIsaiah 65:6 HC/Vpq1csIsaiah 66:6 HVprmsaJudges 1:7 HVpp3msJeremiah 16:18 HC/Vpq1csJeremiah 18:20 HTi/VPi3msJeremiah 25:14 HC/Vpq1csJeremiah 32:18 HC/VprmsaJeremiah 50:29 HVpv2mpJeremiah 51:6 HVprmsaJeremiah 51:24 HC/Vpq1csJeremiah 51:56 HVpaJob 5:23 HVHp3fsJob 8:6 HC/Vpq3msJob 9:4 HC/Vqw3msJob 21:19 HVpi3ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.