הֲיְשֻׁלַּם תַּחַת־טוֹבָה רָעָה
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) · good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
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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)
טוֹב H2896 good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
רַע H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
What does הֲיְשֻׁלַּם תַּחַת־טוֹבָה רָעָה (hayeshullam tachat-tovah raah) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַם · טוֹב · רַע is a Hebrew word meaning "evil repaid for good".
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