What does שָׁלַם · ἀποδίδωμι mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַם · ἀποδίδωμι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to repay or recompense according to deeds".
Hebrew · H7999, G591
שָׁלַם
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) · to pay
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שָׁלַםH7999to 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)
Pronunciationshalam
Wholeness encompassing safety, completion, and peace; foundational to covenant restoration and reciprocal obligation
Open lexicon entry →ἀποδίδωμιG591to pay
Pronunciationapodídōmi
To give back what is due or owed; render payment, account, or recompense as obligation demands.
Open lexicon entry →What does שָׁלַם (shalam) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַם · ἀποδίδωμι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to repay or recompense according to deeds".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7999, G591?
H7999, G591 is connected to 116 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to repay or recompense according to deeds
Source Gloss
to repay or recompense according to deeds
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms70
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action57×
Imperfect2Sam 12:6 · Deut 7:10 · Exod 21:34 · Exod 21:36 · Exod 21:37 · Exod 22:2 · Exod 22:3 · Exod 22:4 · Exod 22:5 · Exod 22:6 · Exod 22:8 · Exod 22:10 · Exod 22:11 · Exod 22:12 · Exod 22:13 · Exod 22:1439×
Infinitive absoluteExod 21:36 · Exod 22:2 · Exod 22:5 · Exod 22:13 · Jer 51:565×
PerfectIsa 65:6 · Prov 7:14 · Gen 44:4 · Judg 1:74×
Participle activeIsa 66:6 · Jer 51:6 · Joel 4:43×
Sequential imperfectEccl 5:3 · Jer 50:29 · Nah 2:13×
CohortativeJonah 2:10 · Prov 20:222×
Jussive2Sam 3:391×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action8×
ImperfectIsa 44:26 · Isa 44:28 · Job 23:14 · Prov 16:7 · Deut 20:125×
PerfectJosh 10:4 · Josh 11:19 · Josh 10:13×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject3×
ImperfectProv 11:31 · Prov 13:13 · Ps 65:23×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Participle passive2Sam 20:191×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
PerfectJob 5:231×
Word Origins
שָׁלַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.