Strong's H8003 · Hebrew
שָׁלֵם
shâlêm · /shaw-lame'/
Definition
complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
KJV: full, just, made ready, peaceable, perfect(-ed), quiet, Shalem (by mistake for a name), whole.
Root / derivation: from H7999 (שָׁלַם);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שָׁלֵם across 26 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
26 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Genesis 34:21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
Deuteronomy2 verses
But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 27:6Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:
1 Kings5 verses
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
1 Kings 8:61Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
1 Kings 11:4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
1 Kings 15:3And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.
1 Kings 15:14But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.
1 Chronicles4 verses
All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
1 Chronicles 29:9Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
1 Chronicles 29:19And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.
2 Chronicles5 verses
Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.
2 Chronicles 15:17But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. to shew: or, strongly to hold with them, etc
2 Chronicles 19:9And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
2 Chronicles 25:2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
Amos2 verses
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: away captive: or, them away with an entire
Amos 1:9Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: the brotherly: Heb. the covenant of brethren
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8003 (shâlêm) mean?
complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
How many times does H8003 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8003 (שָׁלֵם) appears in 26 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “perfect.”
How is shâlêm translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8003 is rendered as “perfect” (16×), “whole” (4×), “full” (2×), “just” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word שָׁלֵם come from?
from H7999 (שָׁלַם);