הַשָּׂם גְּבוּלֵךְ שָׁלוֹם
To put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) · properly, a cord (as twisted ), i.e. (by implication) a boundary ; by extension the territory inclosed · safe , i.e. (figuratively) well , happy , friendly ; also (abstractly) welfare , i.e. health, prosperity, peace
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שׂוּם H7760 to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
גְּבוּל H1366 properly, a cord (as twisted ), i.e. (by implication) a boundary ; by extension the territory inclosed
שָׁלוֹם H7965 safe , i.e. (figuratively) well , happy , friendly ; also (abstractly) welfare , i.e. health, prosperity, peace
What does הַשָּׂם גְּבוּלֵךְ שָׁלוֹם (hasam gevulekh shalom) mean in the Bible?
שׂוּם · גְּבוּל · שָׁלוֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) + properly, a cord (as twisted ), i.e. (by implication) a boundary ; by extension the territory inclosed + safe , i.e. (figuratively) well , happy , friendly ; also (abstractly) welfare , i.e. health, prosperity, peace". to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) + properly, a cord (as twisted ), i.
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Meaning
Grammatical Forms
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Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 221×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Cross-Language Connections
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