שָׁלָה shâlâh
Meaning
to be tranquil, i.e. secure or successful
In the King James Version: be happy, prosper, be in safety.
Derivation: or שָׁלַו; (Job 3:26), a primitive root;
Where it is used
- Job 3:26 I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
- Job 12:6 The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
- Psalms 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
- Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- Lamentations 1:5 Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.