shal.vah denotes settled ease or calm security, sought for a city but also blamed when it breeds complacency.

The attested noun describes a condition of settled ease or calm security: it is desired within a city in Psalm 122:7 and preferred alongside a simple meal in Proverbs 17:1, yet it can accompany fools, Sodom, and disobedience in Proverbs 1:32, Ezekiel 16:49, and Jeremiah 22:21. Daniel 8:25, Daniel 11:21, and Daniel 11:24 place the condition within deceptive or unguarded action rather than treating it as inherently good.

1. Settled ease or unguarded calm · dominant

   Across absolute and construct noun forms, the term marks a settled condition: in Psalm 122:7 the APB renders ease as being within the city's citadels, and in Proverbs 17:1 it is present with a dry morsel rather than a house full of strife. In Proverbs 1:32, Ezekiel 16:49, and Jeremiah 22:21, the APB places this condition with fools, Sodom's fullness and pride, and a people who refuse to listen; in Daniel 8:25 it accompanies the ruin of many.

   Psalm 122:7Proverbs 17:1Proverbs 1:32Ezekiel 16:49Jeremiah 22:21Daniel 8:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the noun with "ease," including "quiet ease" and "time of ease." It also uses "peace" in Daniel 11:24 and "without warning" in Daniel 11:21; These are presentations of their clauses rather than fixed equivalents.