שָׁלֵם

shâlêm · Hebrew · Strong's H8003 · 28 occurrences

The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “perfect”

What it means

complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly

from H7999 (שָׁלַם);

How the KJV renders it

full, just, made ready, peaceable, perfect, quiet, shalem, whole

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“perfect”

also renders akribōs (G199), téleios (G5046), ártios (G739), plēróō (G4137), katartízō (G2675), gâmar (H1584), gᵉmar (H1585), kûwn (H3559), kâlîyl (H3632), kâlal (H3634), miklâh (H4357), taklîyth (H8503), tâm (H8535), tâmîym (H8549)

“full”

also renders korénnymi (G2880), mestós (G3324), plḗrēs (G4134), plḗthō (G4130), plḗrōma (G4138), kâlâh (H3617), mâlêʼ (H4392), rab (H7227), sâbêaʻ (H7649), shâlam (H7999), tâmîym (H8549)

“whole”

also renders hápas (G537), hólos (G3650), hygiḗs (G5199), holóklēros (G3648), pâs (G3956), hygiaínō (G5198), kôl (H3605), kôl (H3606), tâmîym (H8549), tâmam (H8552)

“quiet”

also renders ḗremos (G2263), hēsýchios (G2272), katastéllō (G2687), mᵉnûwchâh (H4496), nûwach (H5117), Nachath (H5183), shaʼănân (H7600), shâlêv (H7961)

“just”

also renders éndikos (G1738), díkaios (G1342), tsaddîyq (H6662)

“peaceable”

also renders hēsýchios (G2272), eirēnikós (G1516), shâlêv (H7961)

Where it appears

28 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 27 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 12:38 · HR/Ncmsa

All these were men of war who could order the battle array, and came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

1 Chronicles 28:9 · HAamsa

You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

1 Chronicles 29:9 · HAamsa

Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Yahweh; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

1 Chronicles 29:19 · HAamsa

and give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep your commandments, your testimonies, and your statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.”

1 Kings 6:7 · HAafsa

The house, when it was under construction, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and no hammer or ax or any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was under construction.

1 Kings 8:61 · HAamsa

“Let your heart therefore be perfect with Yahweh our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as it is today.”

1 Kings 11:4 HAamsa1 Kings 15:3 HAamsa1 Kings 15:14 HAamsa2 Chronicles 8:16 HAamsa2 Chronicles 15:17 HAamsa2 Chronicles 16:9 HAamsa2 Chronicles 19:9 HAamsa2 Chronicles 25:2 HAamsa2 Kings 20:3 HAamsaAmos 1:6 HAafsaAmos 1:9 HAafsaDeuteronomy 25:15 HAafsaDeuteronomy 27:6 HAafpaGenesis 15:16 HAamsaGenesis 33:18 HAamsaGenesis 34:21 HAampaIsaiah 38:3 HAamsaJoshua 8:31 HAafpaNahum 1:12 HAampaProverbs 11:1 HAafsaRuth 2:12 HAafsa

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.