Shallum
שַׁלּוּםStrong’s H8006shallum (shal-lum)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shallum is the Hebrew word usually translated “shillem”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.”
Meaning
- Son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem
How it's translated
- and shillem 1
- of shillem 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
- Numbers 1
2 books in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
שַׁלּוּם shallum · Shallum
A man of the tribe of Naphtali living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.24; son of: Naphtali (H5321); brother of: Jahzeel (H3183), Guni (H1476) and Jezer (H3337); also called Shallum at 1Ch.7.13; Shillemite at Num.26.49; Another name of shil.lem (שִׁלֵּם "Shillem" H8006) § Shallum = "retribution" 1) son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 15th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.