H7951

שָׁלָה

sha.lahH:V

to prosper

1) to be at rest, prosper, be quiet, be at ease 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or have quiet 1a2) to be at ease, prosper Aramaic equivalent: she.lah (שְׁלֵה "safe" H7954)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

I. [שָׁלָה, שָׁלֵו] verb be quiet, at ease (Eccl 47:13 שלוה prosperity, Eccl 41:1 c שליו prosperous, at ease; be tranquil, quiet, ceaee; ᵑ7 שְׁלָא, שְׁלי be at ease, then be careless, thoughtless, go astray [for Hebrew שָׁגָה, שָׁגַג] Aph`el neglect (God, etc.), Biblical Aramaic ᵑ7 שָׁלוּ error; Arabic () be. forgetful, neglectful, content, free (from anxiety)); —

Qal 1. be, (have) quiet: Perfect 1 singular שָׁלַיְתִּי Job 3:26.

2. be at ease, prosper, of wicked, 3 plural שָׁלוּ Jer 12:1; Lam 1:5, also Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִשְׁלָ֫יוּ (Ges^{«GKC:75u»§ 75u}) Job 12:5, and (of good) Ps 122:6 (יֵ֫שֶׁל Job 27:8 see II. שׁלח). Niph`al Imperfect 2 masculine plural תִּשָּׁלוּ jussive 2Chr 29:11 be not negligent (easy-going; German 'bequem'). Hiph`il Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּשְׁלֶה jussive 2Kgs 4:28 do not mislead me (compare תְּכַזֵּב v2Kgs 4:16), strong Aramaism, whence Klo תַּשְׁגֶּה.

שׁלה, שׁלו (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew I. שׁלה (late)).

4 occurrences

Job (1), Psalms (1), Jeremiah (1), Lamentations (1)