Lexicon
שְׁלֵה
she.lah
H7954
A:V Hebrew

be safe

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she.lah describes a state of safety in the king’s address to the earth’s peoples.

The sole attestation presents she.lah as an adjective describing safety within Nebuchadnezzar’s address to all the earth’s peoples in Daniel 4:1.

Senses in use

  1. Safety in a royal address · dominant

    In Daniel 4:1, the masculine singular absolute adjective occurs in Nebuchadnezzar’s address to peoples, nations, and languages dwelling throughout the earth. The APB renders the surrounding wish, “may your peace increase,”.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 4:1 the APB presents the surrounding address as a wish that “your peace increase.” Its precise English equivalent for she.lah cannot be isolated.

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