What does גְּמוּל · שָׁלַם mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1576, H7999
הַגְּמוּל אַתֶּם מְשַׁלְּמִים עָלָי
Treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital · 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)
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גְּמוּל H1576 treatment , i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
Pronunciation gĕmûl
Recompense or requital—divine or human—for deeds done; carries moral weight of deserved consequence.
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שָׁלַם H7999 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)
Pronunciation shalam
Wholeness encompassing safety, completion, and peace; foundational to covenant restoration and reciprocal obligation
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What does הַגְּמוּל אַתֶּם מְשַׁלְּמִים עָלָי (haggemûl ʾattem mešallemîm ʿālay) mean in the Bible?
גְּמוּל · שָׁלַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "A rhetorical challenge exposing the nations' actions against Judah as actions against the LORD Himself.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1576, H7999?
H1576, H7999 is connected to 135 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. A rhetorical challenge exposing the nations' actions against Judah as actions against the LORD Himself.
Strong's H1576, H7999
Lexical occurrences 135 verses Source Gloss
A rhetorical challenge exposing the nations' actions against Judah as actions against the LORD Himself.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הַגְּמוּל אַתֶּם מְשַׁלְּמִים עָלָי is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain