Bible Dictionary

Jehovah-shalom

The name Jehovah-shalom means “the Lord send peace”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Jehovah send peace, the name which Gideon gave to the altar he erected on the spot at Ophrah where the angel appeared to him (Judg. 6:24).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

je-ho'-va sha'-lom (yahweb shalom, "Yahweh is peace"): This was the name given by Gideon to the altar he built at Ophra, in allusion to the word spoken to him by the Lord, "Peace be unto thee" (Jud 6:24). It is equivalent to "Yahweh is well disposed."