שלם

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šalām-.

Verb

שלם • (transliteration needed)

1. to be whole, to be complete
2. to follow, to agree
3. to obey

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ל־ם (sh-l-m)

From Proto-Semitic *šalām-.

Adjective

שָׁלֵם • (shalém) (feminine שְׁלֵמָה, masculine plural שְׁלֵמִים, feminine plural שְׁלֵמוֹת)

1. complete, intact
   • ברכת תשובה

     הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ אָבִינוּ לְתוֹרָתֶךָ, וְקָרְבֵנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ לַעֲבוֹדָתֶךָ, וְהַחֲזִירֵנוּ בִתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶיךָ.

   • בעז בנאי, פריז בחורף

     אחד בתוך שניים לא יכול להיות שלם.

     ekhad b'tokh shnayim lo yakhol lihyot shalem.

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

• H8003 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

שָׁלַם • (shalám) (pa'al construction)

1. to be safe (in mind, body or estate)
2. figuratively to be (causatively make) completed; by implication to be friendly; by extension to reciprocate (in various applications):

References

• H7999 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

שִׁלֵּם • (shilém) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שלום

Proper noun

שָׁלֵם • (Shalem)

1. Salem, the place of which Melchizedek was king, mostly identified with Jerusalem

Anagrams

• לשם
• משל