Lexical Definition

‎שָׁלָה‎ shâlâh (shaw-law') to prosper ^H:V
or שָׁלַו shâlav (shawlav'); (Job 3:26), a primitive root

be happy, prosper, be in safety.

• to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful

1) to be at rest, prosper, be quiet, be at ease
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be or have quiet
1a2) to be at ease, prosper

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: she.lah (‎ש‎ְׁ‎ל‎ֵ‎ה‎ "safe" שְׁלָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: שָׁלָה

I. [‎שָׁלָה‎, ‎שָׁלֵו‎] verb be quiet, at ease (Eccl 47:13 ‎שלוה‎ prosperity, Eccl 41:1 c ‎שליו‎ prosperous, at ease; be tranquil, quiet, ceaee; ᵑ7 ‎שְׁלָא‎, ‎שְׁלי‎ be at ease, then be careless, thoughtless, go astray [for Hebrew ‎שָׁגָה‎, ‎שָׁגַג‎] Aph`el neglect (God, etc.), Biblical Aramaic ᵑ7 ‎שָׁלוּ‎ error; Arabic () be. forgetful, neglectful, content, free (from anxiety)); —

Qal 1. be, (have) quiet: Perfect 1 singular ‎שָׁלַיְתִּי‎ Job 3:26.

2. be at ease, prosper, of wicked, 3 plural ‎שָׁלוּ‎ Jer 12:1; Lam 1:5, also Imperfect 3 masculine plural ‎יִשְׁלָ֫יוּ‎ (Ges^{«GKC:75u»§ 75u}) Job 12:5, and (of good) Ps 122:6 (‎יֵ֫שֶׁל‎ Job 27:8 see II. ‎שׁלח‎). Niph`al Imperfect 2 masculine plural ‎תִּשָּׁלוּ‎ jussive 2Chr 29:11 be not negligent (easy-going; German 'bequem'). Hiph`il Imperfect 2 masculine singular ‎תַּשְׁלֶה‎ jussive 2Kgs 4:28 do not mislead me (compare ‎תְּכַזֵּב‎ v2Kgs 4:16), strong Aramaism, whence Klo ‎תַּשְׁגֶּה‎.

‎שׁלה‎, ‎שׁלו‎ (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew I. ‎שׁלה‎ (late)).

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