What does אַיִן · שָׁלַם mean in the Bible?
אַיִן · שָׁלַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle".
Hebrew · H369, H7999
אֵין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם
A nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle · to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make ) completed ; by implication, to be friendly ; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
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אַיִן H369 a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
Pronunciation ʾayin
Negation rooted in ontological absence: what is "not" fundamentally does not exist or lack substance.
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שָׁלַם H7999 to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make ) completed ; by implication, to be friendly ; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
Pronunciation shalam
Wholeness encompassing safety, completion, and peace; foundational to covenant restoration and reciprocal obligation
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What does אֵין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם (ein-lekha leshallem) mean in the Bible?
אַיִן · שָׁלַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H369, H7999?
H369, H7999 is connected to 906 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
Strong's H369, H7999
Lexical occurrences 906 verses Source Gloss
a nonentity ; generally used as a negative particle
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain