H8004: שָׁלֵם
Shâlêm · pronounced shaw-lame' · “Salem”
Definition
Shalem, an early name of Jerusalem
KJV translates it as: Salem.
Word origin: the same as H8003 (שָׁלֵם); peaceful;
Extended definition
Salem = "peace"
the place of which Melchizedek was king
most Jewish commentators affirm that it is the same as Jerusalem
Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
the place of which Melchizedek was king
most Jewish commentators affirm that it is the same as Jerusalem
Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8004 is translated
- salem ×2
Bible verses with H8004 (Shâlêm)
Shâlêm appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
- Psalms 76:2
In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.