What does אִישׁ · שָׁלוֹם mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · שָׁלוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "men of my peace, close friends".
Hebrew · H376, H7965
אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמִי
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · safe , i.e. (figuratively) well , happy , friendly ; also (abstractly) welfare , i.e. health, prosperity, peace
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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שָׁלוֹם H7965 safe , i.e. (figuratively) well , happy , friendly ; also (abstractly) welfare , i.e. health, prosperity, peace
Pronunciation šəlôm
Completeness and wholeness encompassing physical safety, relational harmony, and covenantal well-being—not mere absence of conflict
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What does אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמִי (anshei shelomi) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · שָׁלוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "men of my peace, close friends".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H376, H7965?
H376, H7965 is connected to 2,424 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. men of my peace, close friends
Strong's H376, H7965
Lexical occurrences 2,424 verses Source Gloss
men of my peace, close friends
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַנְשֵׁי שְׁלוֹמִי is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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