What does שָׁלַם · טוֹב · רַע mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַם · טוֹב · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil repaid for good".
Hebrew · H7999, H2896, H7451
הֲיְשֻׁלַּם תַּחַת־טוֹבָה רָעָה
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) · good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
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שָׁלַםH7999to 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)
Pronunciationshalam
Wholeness encompassing safety, completion, and peace; foundational to covenant restoration and reciprocal obligation
Open lexicon entry →טוֹבH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
רַעH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Pronunciationra
Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.
Open lexicon entry →What does הֲיְשֻׁלַּם תַּחַת־טוֹבָה רָעָה (hayeshullam tachat-tovah raah) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַם · טוֹב · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "evil repaid for good".
Full entry for הֲיְשֻׁלַּם תַּחַת־טוֹבָה רָעָה (H7999, H2896, H7451) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7999, H2896, H7451?
H7999, H2896, H7451 is connected to 1,347 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. evil repaid for good
Source Gloss
evil repaid for good
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms70
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action57×
Imperfect2Sam 12:6 · Deut 7:10 · Exod 21:34 · Exod 21:36 · Exod 21:37 · Exod 22:2 · Exod 22:3 · Exod 22:4 · Exod 22:5 · Exod 22:6 · Exod 22:8 · Exod 22:10 · Exod 22:11 · Exod 22:12 · Exod 22:13 · Exod 22:1439×
Infinitive absoluteExod 21:36 · Exod 22:2 · Exod 22:5 · Exod 22:13 · Jer 51:565×
PerfectIsa 65:6 · Prov 7:14 · Gen 44:4 · Judg 1:74×
Participle activeIsa 66:6 · Jer 51:6 · Joel 4:43×
Sequential imperfectEccl 5:3 · Jer 50:29 · Nah 2:13×
CohortativeJonah 2:10 · Prov 20:222×
Jussive2Sam 3:391×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action8×
ImperfectIsa 44:26 · Isa 44:28 · Job 23:14 · Prov 16:7 · Deut 20:125×
PerfectJosh 10:4 · Josh 11:19 · Josh 10:13×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject3×
ImperfectProv 11:31 · Prov 13:13 · Ps 65:23×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Participle passive2Sam 20:191×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
PerfectJob 5:231×
Word Origins
הֲיְשֻׁלַּם תַּחַת־טוֹבָה רָעָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.