שֶׁלֶם

שֶׁ֫לֶם₈₇ noun [masculine] sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering' (explanation disputed: originally sacrifice for alliance Di; al. peace-offering (mark of peace with God), ᵐ5^Sm. Kings Proverbs εἰρηνική, De Sta^{G i. 496} We^{Heid. 71} (fellowship between God and worshippers); welfare-offering, ᵐ5 elsewhere σωτήριον, Ke; thank-offering (as due rendered for benefit, or in paying vow, compare √ Pi`el 4, and Ord 7,14) Ges Ew Kn; sacred meal its special feature: see RS^{Semitic i. 219; 2nd ed. 237}; Now^{Archaeology ii. 211 f.} GFM^{Ency. Bib. SACRIFICE, § 11}; Assyrian šulmu = שֶׁלֶם is cited by J Jerem^{Ency. Bib. RITUAL, § 11}); — construct ׳שׁ Amos 5,22 elsewhere plural שְׁלָמִים 2 Mos 24,5 + 69 t.; construct שַׁלְמֵי 3 Mos 10,14 suffix שְׁלָמֶ֫יךָ 2 Mos 20,24, etc.; plural is abstract intensive 3 Mos 7,13; 4 Mos 6,17 (P) +; plural of number 2 Mos 24,5 (JE), 1 Sam 11,15 +; usually hard to decide; ׳שׁ (in app.) defines זְכָּחִים 2 Mos 24,5 (JE), and so זבח of covt. of Horeb is ׳שׁ, as also sacrifice for Saul 1 Sam 11,15 following phrase shew ׳שׁ essentially = זבחים in like phrase (see זבח); ׳שׁ coming to mean ׳ז in all ritual; over against עוֺלוֺת 2 Mos 20,24; 2 Mos 32,6 (JE), 3 Mos 6,5 (P), 5 Mos 27,7; Jos 8,31 (D), Dom 20,26; Dom 21,4; 1 Sam 13,9; 2 Sam 6,17; 2 Sam 6,18; 2 Sam 24,25; 1 Kong 3,15; 1 Kong 9,25; 1 Kron 16,1; 1 Kron 16,2; 1 Kron 21,26; 2 Kron 31,2; Ezk 43,27; Ezk 45,17; Ezk 46,2; Ezk 46,12 so in longer lists 3 Mos 9,4; 3 Mos 9,22; 4 Mos 6,14; 4 Mos 29,39 (P), 1 Kong 8,64 (twice in verse); 1 Kong 16,13; 2 Kron 7,7; 2 Kron 29,35; Ezk 45,15; Ezk 45,17; Ezk 46,12 and when ׳שׁ alone 3 Mos 7,14; 3 Mos 7,33 in P ׳שׁ defines ׳ז in construct singular or plural: 2 Mos 29,28; 3 Mos 3,1 + 34 t. P, 3 Mos 17,5; 3 Mos 19,5; 3 Mos 22,21; 3 Mos 23,19 (H), so 1 Sam 10,8; 1 Kong 8,63; 2 Kron 30,22; 2 Kron 33,16; Ord 7,14 ׳שׁ ׳ז of H and P including תודה, נדר, נדבה 3 Mos 7,12; 3 Mos 7,16, and so ׳זבח תודה שׁ v3 Mos 7,13 v3 Mos 7,15 ׳שׁ distinguished from (larger) ׳ז in lists ׳שׁ, ׳ז, עולות Jos 22,27 (P); נדר, ׳ז, עלה 4 Mos 15,8 (P); ׳שׁ distinguished from נְדָבָה Ezk 46,12 (where may = either of other two); from נדרים, נדבות 4 Mos 29,39 (P) (and must then reference to תודות); from נדר 4 Mos 15,8 (P); apparently then not distinguished from תּוֺדוֺת, תּוֺדָה 2 Kron 33,16 being probably specification.