Lexical Definition

‎שֶׁלֶם‎ shelem (sheh'-lem) peace offering ^H:N-M
from ‎שָׁלַם‎

peace offering.

• properly, requital, i.e. a (voluntary) sacrifice in thanks

1) peace offering, requital, sacrifice for alliance or friendship
1a) voluntary sacrifice of thanks

See Greek: θυσία · πληρόω · σωτήριον · τέλειος · τελείωσις

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שֶׁ֫לֶם‎₈₇ noun [masculine] sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering' (explanation disputed: originally sacrifice for alliance Di; al. peace-offering (mark of peace with God), ᵐ5^Sm. Kings Proverbs εἰρηνική, De Sta^{G i. 496} We^{Heid. 71} (fellowship between God and worshippers); welfare-offering, ᵐ5 elsewhere σωτήριον, Ke; thank-offering (as due rendered for benefit, or in paying vow, compare √ Pi`el 4, and Prov 7:14) Ges Ew Kn; sacred meal its special feature: see RS^{Semitic i. 219; 2nd ed. 237}; Now^{Archaeology ii. 211 f.} GFM^{Ency. Bib. SACRIFICE, § 11}; Assyrian šulmu = ‎שֶׁלֶם‎ is cited by J Jerem^{Ency. Bib. RITUAL, § 11}); — construct ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Amos 5:22 elsewhere plural ‎שְׁלָמִים‎ Exod 24:5 + 69 t.; construct ‎שַׁלְמֵי‎ Lev 10:14 suffix ‎שְׁלָמֶ֫יךָ‎ Exod 20:24, etc.; plural is abstract intensive Lev 7:13; Num 6:17 (P) +; plural of number Exod 24:5 (JE), 1Sam 11:15 +; usually hard to decide; ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ (in app.) defines ‎זְכָּחִים‎ Exod 24:5 (JE), and so ‎זבח‎ of covt. of Horeb is ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎, as also sacrifice for Saul 1Sam 11:15 following phrase shew ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ essentially = ‎זבחים‎ in like phrase (see ‎זבח‎); ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ coming to mean ‎׳‎‎ז‎ in all ritual; over against ‎עוֺלוֺת‎ Exod 20:24; Exod 32:6 (JE), Lev 6:5* (P), Deut 27:7; Josh 8:31 (D), Judg 20:26; Judg 21:4; 1Sam 13:9; 2Sam 6:17; 2Sam 6:18; 2Sam 24:25; 1Kgs 3:15; 1Kgs 9:25; 1Chr 16:1; 1Chr 16:2; 1Chr 21:26; 2Chr 31:2; Ezek 43:27; Ezek 45:17; Ezek 46:2; Ezek 46:12 so in longer lists Lev 9:4; Lev 9:22; Num 6:14; Num 29:39 (P), 1Kgs 8:64 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 16:13; 2Chr 7:7; 2Chr 29:35; Ezek 45:15; Ezek 45:17; Ezek 46:12 and when ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ alone Lev 7:14; Lev 7:33 in P ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ defines ‎׳‎‎ז‎ in construct singular or plural: Exod 29:28; Lev 3:1 + 34 t. P, Lev 17:5; Lev 19:5; Lev 22:21; Lev 23:19 (H), so 1Sam 10:8; 1Kgs 8:63; 2Chr 30:22; 2Chr 33:16; Prov 7:14 ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎ז‎ of H and P including ‎תודה‎, ‎נדר‎, ‎נדבה‎ Lev 7:12; Lev 7:16, and so ‎׳‎‎זבח תודה שׁ‎ vLev 7:13 vLev 7:15 ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ distinguished from (larger) ‎׳‎‎ז‎ in lists ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎, ‎׳‎‎ז‎, ‎עולות‎ Josh 22:27 (P); ‎נדר‎, ‎׳‎‎ז‎, ‎עלה‎ Num 15:8 (P); ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ distinguished from ‎נְדָבָה‎ Ezek 46:12 (where may = either of other two); from ‎נדרים‎, ‎נדבות‎ Num 29:39 (P) (and must then reference to ‎תודות‎); from ‎נדר‎ Num 15:8 (P); apparently then not distinguished from ‎תּוֺדוֺת‎, ‎תּוֺדָה‎ 2Chr 33:16 being probably specification.

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