Word Study · Strong's H7962 · Hebrew
שַׁלְוָה
shalvah
shal-vaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shalvâh
“security (genuine or false)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
security (genuine or false)
Rendered in the KJV as
abundance, peace(-ably), prosperity, quietness.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- בְשַׁלְוָ֔ה1
- בְּשַׁלְוָ֞ה1
- בְּשַׁלְוֹתַ֔יִךְ1
- וּבְשַׁלְוָ֖ה1
- וְשַׁלְוָה־1
- וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת1
- וְשַׁלְוַ֣ת1
- שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה1
How it is rendered · 7
- in quietness2
- and [the] ease of1
- and ease of1
- and in prosperity1
- and quietness1
- ease1
- in prosperity your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular1
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncfsc · 2
- HR/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Ncfsa · 1
- HC/R/Ncfsa · 1
- HNcfsa · 1
- HR/Ncfpc/Sp2fs · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Daniel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Psalms1 occurrence
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 1:32וְשַׁלְוַ֖תveshalvatconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.here: and [the] ease of
- Proverbs 17:1וְשַׁלְוָה־veshalvah-conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularBetter a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.here: and quietness
Daniel3 occurrences
- Daniel 8:25וּבְשַׁלְוָ֖הuvshalvahconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singularThrough his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.here: and in prosperity
- Daniel 11:21בְשַׁלְוָ֔הveshalvahpreposition + noun · feminine singularIn his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.here: in quietness
- Daniel 11:24בְּשַׁלְוָ֞הbeshalvahpreposition + noun · feminine singularIn a time of peace, he will invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will lavish plunder, loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.here: in quietness