What does שִׁלּוּם (šillûm) mean in the Bible?
שִׁלּוּם (šillûm): Requital that bridges divine retribution and commercial exchange; settlement of accounts both moral and transactional.
Hebrew · H7966
שִׁלּוּם
A requital , i.e. (secure) retribution , (venal) a fee
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שִׁלּוּם H7966
Pronunciation šillûm
What does שִׁלּוּם (šillûm) mean in the Bible?
שִׁלּוּם (šillûm): Requital that bridges divine retribution and commercial exchange; settlement of accounts both moral and transactional.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7966?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a bribe (1), of recompense (1), of retribution (1).
Where does שִׁלּוּם (šillûm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 34:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Hosea (1), Isaiah (1), Micah (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 a bribe 1× Micah 7:3
of recompense 1× Isaiah 34:8
of retribution 1× Hosea 9:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 34:8
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Isaiah 1 Hosea 1 Micah 1
Source forms
בַּשִׁלּ֑וּם 1x ba·šil·lūm Micah 7:3
הַשִׁלֻּ֔ם 1x ha·šil·lum Hosea 9:7
שִׁלּוּמִ֖ים 1x šil·lū·mîm Isaiah 34:8
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 9:7
Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 34:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Micah 7:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Requital that bridges divine retribution and commercial exchange; settlement of accounts both moral and transactional.
Source Gloss
a requital , i.e. (secure) retribution , (venal) a fee
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Requital that bridges divine retribution and commercial exchange; settlement of accounts both moral and transactional.
a requital, i.e. (secure) retribution, (venal) a fee BDB: requital Usage: recompense, reward.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Payment or repayment.
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Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
Affirms that divine judgment corresponds to deeds. Isaiah 34:1-8
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