What does שַׁלְוָה mean in the Bible?
שַׁלְוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "security (genuine or false)".
Hebrew · H7962
שַׁלְוָה
Security (genuine or false)
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שַׁלְוָה H7962
What does שַׁלְוָה mean in the Bible?
שַׁלְוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "security (genuine or false)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7962?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include In a time of peace (3), . . . (1), [and] prosperity (1), and the complacency (1), in quietness (1).
Where does שַׁלְוָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 122:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (3), Proverbs (2), Ezekiel (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It In a time of peace 3× Daniel 8:25, Daniel 11:21, Daniel 11:24
. . . 1× Ezekiel 16:49
[and] prosperity 1× Psalms 122:7
and the complacency 1× Proverbs 1:32
in quietness 1× Proverbs 17:1
when you were secure 1× Jeremiah 22:21
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Psalms 122:7 שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה to [and] prosperity Noun - feminine singular Proverbs 1:32 וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת to and the complacency Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Proverbs 17:1 וְשַׁלְוָה־ to in quietness Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 22:21 בְּשַׁלְוֺתַ֔יִךְ to when you were secure Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular Ezekiel 16:49 וְשַׁלְוַ֣ת to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Daniel 8:25 וּבְשַׁלְוָ֖ה to In a time of peace Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Daniel 11:21 בְשַׁלְוָ֔ה to in a time of peace Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Daniel 11:24 בְּשַׁלְוָ֞ה to In a time of peace Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 122:7
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 3
Source forms
בְשַׁלְוָ֔ה 1x ḇə·šal·wāh Daniel 11:21
בְּשַׁלְוָ֞ה 1x bə·šal·wāh Daniel 11:24
בְּשַׁלְוֺתַ֔יִךְ 1x bə·šal·wō·ṯa·yiḵ Jeremiah 22:21
וּבְשַׁלְוָ֖ה 1x ū·ḇə·šal·wāh Daniel 8:25
וְשַׁלְוָה־ 1x wə·šal·wāh- Proverbs 17:1
וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת 1x wə·šal·waṯ Proverbs 1:32
וְשַׁלְוַ֣ת 1x wə·šal·waṯ Ezekiel 16:49
שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה 1x šal·wāh Psalms 122:7
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Proverbs 1:32, Ezekiel 16:49
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 2x Daniel 11:21, Daniel 11:24
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Proverbs 17:1
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Daniel 8:25
Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 122:7
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 22:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. security (genuine or false)
Source Gloss
security (genuine or false)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
security (genuine or false) BDB: quietness Usage: abundance, peace(-ably), prosperity, quietness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׁלְוָה is built from this root:
שָׁלָה H7951
Part of These Phrases
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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