שָׁלוּ
shâlûw · H7960 · Aramaic · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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negligence
Literally: to be at ease; hence: state in which humans are unconcerned about matters to the extent that it becomes problematic
ExamplesEzra 4:22 “And beware of being negligent in carrying out this matter; why should there be great damage, to the detriment of the kings?”
Ezra 6:9 “And whatever is needed, bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine, and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem order, it is to be given to them daily without fail,
Daniel 6:4 Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel regarding government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שְׁכַחfind 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אֲמַרto say 1
- עֲבַדcut 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- שְׁגָגָה shᵉgâgâh · H7684 · unintentional sin, error, mistake
- Hebrew שְׁגָגָה (shegagah) denotes an inadvertent error or sin committed in ignorance or by mistake, semantically very close to שָׁלוּ as 'error, thing amiss,' both referring to faults or failures.
In the other Testament 2 words
- ἁμάρτημα hamártēma · G265 · sin, wrongdoing
- Greek ἁμάρτημα (hamartēma) denotes an error, fault, or sin—a miss or failure in action—closely parallel to Hebrew שָׁלוּ as 'error, thing amiss' in the sense of a fault or wrong deed.
- ἀγνόημα agnóēma · G51 · to sin through ignorance, to sin without knowing that one has sinned
- Greek ἀγνόημα (agnoēma) specifically denotes an error or sin committed in ignorance, a fault or thing done amiss, semantically very close to the Hebrew שָׁלוּ for an inadvertent error or fault.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Confident002001002003
- This Confident code is inherited from the shared listing with שֶׁלֶו (shelev, H7959) (a distinct noun meaning prosperity); it does not independently apply to this word's own attested negligence or fault sense.
- Lazy002001002017
- Daniel 6:4 recounts that “no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.”
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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