UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: שָׁלֵו · שָׁלוּ · שַׁלְוָה · שְׁלִי · שִׁלְיָה

Sense 1: to be at ease, to be at peace

Semantic domains: Confident (002001002003)

Core domains: Confidence and Fear (043); Well-Being (196)

Definition: = state in which humans can live without fear or concerns, which is either or not appropriate depending on the situation

Forms: vbqal-

Synonyms: בַּטֻּחֹות · נוח · שָׁלֹום · שׁקט

Antonyms: רֹגֶז

JOB 3:26: RV JOB 3:26 · LV JOB 3:26 · Read together JOB 3:26

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OET-RV JOB 3:26

26 I’m not relaxed or peaceful.
⇔ ≈ I can’t rest because only trouble comes.

OET-LV JOB 3:26

26 Not I _am _at _ease and_not I _am _at _peace and_not I _am _at _rest and_ turmoil _it _has _come.

JOB 12:6: RV JOB 12:6 · LV JOB 12:6 · Read together JOB 12:6

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OET-RV JOB 12:6

6 Robbers relax in their tents,
⇔ and those who provoke God seem secure—
⇔ those who carry their gods in their hands.

OET-LV JOB 12:6

6 They _are _at _ease the_tents of_destroyers and_securiti(es) belong_to_provokers _of god to_those_whom he _has _brought god in_his/its_hand.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

JOB: RV JOB 3:26 · RV JOB 12:6 · LV JOB 3:26 · LV JOB 12:6 · Read together JOB 3:26 · Read together JOB 12:6

PSA: RV PSA 122:6 · LV PSA 122:6 · Read together PSA 122:6

JER: RV JER 12:1 · LV JER 12:1 · Read together JER 12:1

LAM: RV LAM 1:5 · LV LAM 1:5 · Read together LAM 1:5

Sense 2: to be negligent

Semantic domains: Lazy (002001002017)

Core domains: Work (200)

Definition: literally: to be at ease; hence: = state in which humans are unconcerned about matters to the extent that it becomes problematic

Forms: vbnif-

CH2 29:11: RV CH2 29:11 · LV CH2 29:11 · Read together CH2 29:11

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OET-RV CH2 29:11

11 So lads, don’t mess around, because Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence to serve him, and to be ministering and burning incense.

OET-LV CH2 29:11

11 My _sons _of_my now do _not be _negligent if/because (in)_you(pl) YHWH he _has _chosen to_stand before_him to_serve_him and_to_be to_him/it servants and_makers _of _smoke.

Sense 3: to give false hopes

Semantic domains: Confident (002001002003)

Core domains: Confidence and Fear (043); Truth and Falsehood (184)

Definition: = causative action by which humans take away other humans' concern about a certain matter without a good reason

Forms: vbhif-

KI2 4:28: RV KI2 4:28 · LV KI2 4:28 · Read together KI2 4:28

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OET-RV KI2 4:28

28 “Did I ask for a son from you, my master?” she said. “No, but didn’t I say, ‘Don’t mislead me?’ ”

OET-LV KI2 4:28

28 And_she/it _said did_I _ask _for a _son from_with my_master not did _I _say not you _must _deceive DOM_me.

Form 2

Part of speech: vb

Sense 1: to take away (someone's) life

Semantic domains: Dead (002001001019)

Core domains: Life and Death (099)

Definition: = causative action by which deities cause a person's life to end

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: שׁלה נֶפֶשׁ

Synonyms: בצע

JOB 27:8: RV JOB 27:8 · LV JOB 27:8 · Read together JOB 27:8

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OET-RV JOB 27:8

8 What hope do godless people have
⇔ when he cuts them off,
⇔ ≈ when God takes away their lives?

OET-LV JOB 27:8

8 If/because what is_the_hope _of a _godless_person if/because he _will _cut _off if/because god he _will _take _away life _of_his.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שׁלה

Form 1

Sense 1: to be at ease, to be at peace

Sense 2: to be negligent

Sense 3: to give false hopes

Form 2

Sense 1: to take away (someone's) life