--- title: שְׁלֵם — be complete · The Biblical Aramaic dictionary description: שְׁלֵם (lemma:שְׁלֵם), a word of Biblical Aramaic, used 3 times: be complete. BDB 1906: vb. be complete. 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BH; Egyptian Aramaic שלם pay in full Cooke404 = S-CL 5. 7);— Pt. pass. שְׁלִם Ezr 5:16 finished, of temple. Pf. 3 ms. sf. הַשְׁלְמַהּ Dn 5:26 God has finished it (the kingdom; brought it to an end); Imv. ms. הַשְׁלֵם Ezr 7:19 render in full, acc. rei (cf. Syriac Aph., Be-Ry Berthol), sq. קֳדָם dei. ### Jastrow 1903 שִׁלֵם: to be perfect, complete, finished, spent to be peaceful, sincere, friendly to complete, finish, fulfil to fill, set to make peace, be at peace to follow exactly, faithfully to surrender, hand over, entrust to complete; to supply to follow to recompense, pay to be paid; to be rewarded, recompensed to [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1513/lemma_3a_5e9_5b0_5c1_5dc_5b5_5dd/#m3) **The whole Jastrow entry:** to be perfect, complete, finished, spent. Targ. Ex. XXXIX, 32. Targ. Gen. XLVII, 15 (Y. II חסיל). Targ. O. Ex. XXIII, 2 שְׁלַם (ed. Berl. שָׁלִים); a. v. fr.—M. Kat. 28ᵇ דשְׁלִימוּ וכ׳, v. זְוָדָא. to be peaceful, sincere, friendly; v. שְׁלִים. to complete, finish, fulfil. Targ. II Sam. XXII, 26; Targ. Ps. XVIII, 26. Targ. Job XXIII, 14 (ed. Wil. שַׁלְיֵם, corr. acc.). Targ. Y. II, Ex. XII, 42, v. שְׁלָה; a. fr.—Y. Snh. I, 19ᵃ top קם ר׳ נתן וא׳ R. N. stood up and completed the verse. Ber. 8ᵇ אַשְׁלִימוּ וכ׳ finish your readings, keeping pace with the congregation, v. פָּרָשָׁה I. Taan. 25ᵇ סבר לאַשְׁלוּמינְהוּ he wanted them to finish the fast; a. fr. to fill, set. Targ. Ex. XXVIII, 17; XXXIX, 10 (h. text מלא). Ib. XXXI, 5. to make peace, be at peace. Targ. Josh. X, 1; 4. Targ. II Sam. X, 9. Ib. XX, 18; a. e. (with בתר) to follow exactly, faithfully. Targ. Num. XIV, 24 (h. text מלא). Targ. Deut. I, 36. Targ. I Kings XI, 6. to surrender, hand over, entrust. Targ. Deut. XXXII, 30 (h. text הסגיר). Targ. Ex. XXXI, 3 אשל׳ עימיה וכ׳ I entrusted to him \&c. (h. text ואמלא אותו); a. e.—B. Mets. 85ᵃ אַשְׁלְמֵיה לר׳ שמעון וכ׳ he gave him in charge of R. S. (to teach him). Yoma 83ᵇ אַשְׁלִימוּ ליה וכ׳ they gave him their money-bags in trust; a. e. to complete; to supply. Targ. I Kings IX, 25. (with בתר) to follow. Targ. O. Ex. XX, 5; Targ. Jer. XXXII, 18. to recompense, pay. Ib. Targ. Ex. XXI, 34; 36. Targ. Job XX, 10; a. fr.—B. Kam. 13ᵇ בעית לשַׁלּוּמֵי את you would have to pay; בעינא לשלומי must I pay? Ib. 53ᵃ לִישַׁלֵּם האי פלגא וכ׳ let this one pay half, and the other one half; a. fr. to be paid; to be rewarded, recompensed. Targ. Ps. LXV, 2. Targ. Prov. XIX, 17 Ms. (ed. מְשַׁלֵּם). Targ. Is. XLII, 19; a. e.—Pes. 28ᵃ מִשְׁתְּלִים, v. גִּירָאָה. B. Kam. l. c. כל היכא … לאִשְׁתַּלּוּמֵי מהאי מִשְׁתַּלֵּם מהאי where indemnity cannot be had from him (who dug the pit), it may be had from him (who owns the pit). Ib. מה דאית לי לאשתלומי מהאיך מִשְׁתַּלַּמְנָא … משתלמנא ממך whatever I can get from him I take; what I cannot get from him, I must get from you; a. fr. to be perfect. Meg. 23ᵃ he was called Meshullam, דמִישְּׁלַם בעובדיה (Ms. M. דמוּשְׁלָם Hebraism) because he was perfect in his conduct, v. שָׁלַם; Yalk. Neh. 1070 דמִשְּׁלַם. Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates); Jastrow: same consonants, part of speech agrees, 0 of its verses cited, 3 words shared with the glosses (12 candidates) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «שְׁלֵם» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/aramaic/1513/lemma_3a_5e9_5b0_5c1_5dc_5b5_5dd/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Daniel 5:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.5.26/) דְּנָ֖ה פְּשַֽׁר־מִלְּתָ֑א מְנֵ֕א מְנָֽה־אֱלָהָ֥א מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְ וְהַשְׁלְמַֽהּ׃ *Word for word:* this \[is\].the.interpretation of the.matter mene he.has.numbered (the) God kingdom your and he has.finished.it *JPS 1917:* This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE, God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end. [Ezra 7:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.7.19/) וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ דִּֽי־מִתְיַהֲבִ֣ין לָ֔ךְ לְפָלְחָ֖ן בֵּ֣ית אֱלָהָ֑ךְ הַשְׁלֵ֕ם קֳדָ֖ם אֱלָ֥הּ יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃ *Word for word:* and the vessels which \[have.been\].given to you for the.worship of.the.house of your.God make.complete before the.God of.Jerusalem *JPS 1917:* And the vessels that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem. - ← previous: [שַׁלִּיט](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/aramaic/w/lemma_3a_5e9_5b7_5c1_5dc_5b4_5bc_5d9_5d8.md) - next →: [שְׁלָם](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/aramaic/w/lemma_3a_5e9_5b0_5c1_5dc_5b8_5dd.md) - ↑ back to [ש](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/aramaic/1513.md)