שָׁלֵם

Genesis 15:16 שָׁלֵ֛ם [is] complete

In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

Here: The picture is a measure that is not yet full. The word comes from the same root as 'in peace' (beshalom) in v.15: Abraham will die whole and at peace, while the Amorites' guilt is not yet 'whole'.

Genesis 33:18 שָׁלֵ֜ם safe

After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.

Genesis 34:21 שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים [are] at peace

“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.

Deuteronomy 25:15 שְׁלֵמָ֤ה שְׁלֵמָ֛ה full

You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 27:6 שְׁלֵמוֹת֙ complete

You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God.

Joshua 8:31 שְׁלֵמ֔וֹת complete

just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.

Ruth 2:12 שְׁלֵמָ֗ה complete

May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

Here: 'Complete', 'paid in full', with nothing held back. It shares its root with the opening verb, so the blessing sounds like this: may the LORD make good, and may your wages be made good.

1 Kings 6:7 שְׁלֵמָ֥ה perfect

The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

1 Kings 8:61 שָׁלֵ֔ם complete

So let your heart be fully devoted to the LORD our God, as it is this day, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments.”

Here: Whole and undivided, nothing held back and no part given to another god. Joined with "with", it also means being fully at peace and in good standing with someone. It is the key word of the verse.

1 Kings 11:4 שָׁלֵם֙ complete

For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.

Here: Whole, intact, with nothing split off. Here it means loyalty given entirely to the LORD, not shared with other gods. It does not mean morally flawless.

1 Kings 15:3 שָׁלֵם֙ complete

And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.

Here: Whole and undivided, fully committed, at peace with. Paired with 'with Yahweh', it means loyalty given to Yahweh alone and not split with other gods. It does not mean sinless.

1 Kings 15:14 שָׁלֵ֛ם complete

The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days.

2 Kings 20:3 שָׁלֵ֔ם complete

“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Here: A heart that is 'whole' toward God is undivided in loyalty, not split between the LORD and other gods. It echoes the measure the book of Kings uses to judge kings (e.g. Solomon's heart was 'not whole', 1 Kings 11:4).

1 Chronicles 12:38 שָׁלֵם֙ complete

All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.

1 Chronicles 28:9 שָׁלֵם֙ complete

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

Here: Undivided and entire, given wholly to one lord. It means unreserved loyalty, not moral flawlessness.

1 Chronicles 29:9 שָׁלֵ֔ם complete

And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.

Here: From the same root as shalom. A 'whole heart' is one not split between loyalties and not holding anything back: wholehearted, sincere allegiance. It does not mean morally flawless.

1 Chronicles 29:19 שָׁלֵ֔ם complete

And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”

Here: Undivided, fully loyal, with no part of the heart kept back for anyone else. It describes loyalty, not freedom from all fault.

2 Chronicles 8:16 שָׁלֵ֖ם [was] complete

Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out, from the day the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.

2 Chronicles 15:17 שָׁלֵ֖ם complete

The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.

2 Chronicles 16:9 שָׁלֵ֛ם [is] complete

For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”

Here: 'Whole, undivided': the heart is not split between Yahweh and another source of security. This is about the integrity of loyalty, not sinless perfection.

2 Chronicles 19:9 שָׁלֵֽם׃ complete

He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 25:2 שָׁלֵֽם׃ complete

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.

Here: "Whole, undivided". It comes from the same root as shalom. A heart that is shalem toward Yahweh is fully and only loyal to him, with nothing held back and no second loyalty. It does not mean morally flawless.

Proverbs 11:1 שְׁלֵמָ֣ה perfect

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Here: A 'whole' stone is a full-weight stone: not shaved down, not swapped for a lighter or heavier one, true to the standard. It comes from the same root as shalom (wholeness, everything as it should be).

Isaiah 38:3 שָׁלֵ֔ם complete

saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Here: A heart that is 'whole' toward YHWH has no divided loyalty to other gods. It is wholly given. The claim is about undivided allegiance, not about being free of all fault.

Amos 1:6 שְׁלֵמָ֖ה complete

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.

Here: 'Complete'. Whole communities were taken with no one left behind. This was not a battlefield capture of soldiers but the emptying of villages.

Amos 1:9 שְׁלֵמָה֙ complete

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.

Here: 'Complete'. A whole population was taken, with no one left behind. The same phrase is used of Gaza's crime in 1:6.

Nahum 1:12 שְׁלֵמִים֙ complete

This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no longer.