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שַׁלְוָה H7962

H7962 is the Hebrew word שַׁלְוָה, transliterated shalvâh and said shal-vaw'. The King James Version most often renders it prosperity.

Word: שַׁלְוָהTransliteration: shalvâhSaid: shal-vaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

security (genuine or false).

Where it comes from

from H7951 (שָׁלָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

prosperity 3×peaceably 2×quietness 1×abundance 1×peace 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: abundance, peace(-ably), prosperity, quietness.

Verses using שַׁלְוָה

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Psalm 122:7 · KJV

Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

Proverbs 1:32 · KJV

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Proverbs 17:1 · KJV

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

Jeremiah 22:21 · KJV

I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

Ezekiel 16:49 · KJV

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Daniel 8:25 · KJV

And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Daniel 11:21 · KJV

And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

Daniel 11:24 · KJV

He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7962 mean?

H7962 is the Hebrew word שַׁלְוָה (shalvâh), meaning security (genuine or false).

How is H7962 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it prosperity (3 times), peaceably (2 times), quietness (1 time), abundance (1 time), peace (1 time).

How many times does H7962 appear in the Bible?

שַׁלְוָה (shalvâh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7962 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7951 (שָׁלָה).

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