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שלם

שלם

Aramaic

Verb

שלם (transliteration needed)

  1. to be whole, to be complete
  2. to follow, to agree
  3. to obey

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ל־ם

Adjective

שָׁלֵם (shalém) (feminine שְׁלֵמָה, masculine plural שְׁלֵמִים, feminine plural שְׁלֵמוֹת)

  1. complete, intact
    • ברכת תשובה
      הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ אָבִינוּ לְתוֹרָתֶךָ, וְקָרְבֵנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ לַעֲבוֹדָתֶךָ, וְהַחֲזִירֵנוּ בִתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶיךָ.
    • בעז בנאי, פריז בחורף
      אחד בתוך שניים לא יכול להיות שלם.
      ekhad b'tokh shnayim lo yakhol lihyot shalem.
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Verb

שָׁלַם (shalám) (pa'al construction)

  1. to be safe (in mind, body or estate);
  2. figuratively to be (causatively make) completed; by implication to be friendly; by extension to reciprocate (in various applications):

Verb

שִׁלֵּם (shilém) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of שילם

Proper noun

שָׁלֵם (Shalem)

  1. Salem, the place of which Melchizedek was king, mostly identified with Jerusalem

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