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Hebrew

שָׁלוֹם sha·lom

“peace” · 237 times in the Old Testament

Through the Bible

Genesis: 15 timesExodus: 3 timesLeviticus: onceNumbers: 2 timesDeuteronomy: 5 timesJoshua: 2 timesJudges: 10 timesRuth: 0 times1 Samuel: 18 times2 Samuel: 16 times1 Kings: 11 times2 Kings: 20 times1 Chronicles: 6 times2 Chronicles: 6 timesEzra: onceNehemiah: 0 timesEsther: 3 timesJob: 4 timesPsalms: 27 timesProverbs: 3 timesEcclesiastes: onceSong of Songs: onceIsaiah: 29 timesJeremiah: 31 timesLamentations: onceEzekiel: 7 timesDaniel: onceHosea: 0 timesJoel: 0 timesAmos: 0 timesObadiah: onceJonah: 0 timesMicah: 2 timesNahum: onceHabakkuk: 0 timesZephaniah: 0 timesHaggai: onceZechariah: 6 timesMalachi: 2 timesMatthew: 4 timesMark: onceLuke: 14 timesJohn: 6 timesActs: 7 timesRomans: 10 times1 Corinthians: 4 times2 Corinthians: 2 timesGalatians: 3 timesEphesians: 8 timesPhilippians: 3 timesColossians: 2 times1 Thessalonians: 3 times2 Thessalonians: 3 times1 Timothy: once2 Timothy: 2 timesTitus: oncePhilemon: onceHebrews: 4 timesJames: 3 times1 Peter: 3 times2 Peter: 2 times1 John: 0 times2 John: once3 John: onceJude: onceRevelation: 2 timesLawHistoryWisdomProphetsGospelsLetters
  • “peace” 127
  • “safely” 10
  • “prosperity” 8
  • “all right” 5
  • “come in peace” 5
  • other ways 82
  • eirēnē, the Greek the New Testament uses for it 92

In the New Testament it continues as eirēnē: 1 Peter 3:11 quotes Psalms 34:14, and puts this word in Greek.

As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Genesis15
Exodus3
Leviticus1
Numbers2
Deuteronomy5
Joshua2
Judges10
1 Samuel18
2 Samuel16
1 Kings11
2 Kings20
1 Chronicles6
2 Chronicles6
Ezra1
Esther3
Job4
Psalms27
Proverbs3
Ecclesiastes1
Song of Songs1
Isaiah29
Jeremiah31
Lamentations1
Ezekiel7
Daniel1
Obadiah1
Micah2
Nahum1
Haggai1
Zechariah6
Malachi2
Matthew4
Mark1
Luke14
John6
Acts7
Romans10
1 Corinthians4
2 Corinthians2
Galatians3
Ephesians8
Philippians3
Colossians2
1 Thessalonians3
2 Thessalonians3
1 Timothy1
2 Timothy2
Titus1
Philemon1
Hebrews4
James3
1 Peter3
2 Peter2
2 John1
3 John1
Jude1
Revelation2

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. peace127
  2. safely10
  3. prosperity8
  4. all right5
  5. come in peace5
  6. peaceful5
  7. everything is all right3
  8. safe3
  9. safety3
  10. well3
  11. bless him2
  12. everything all right2
  13. 52 other ways61
Its meanings, as STEP Bible divides them
  • peace 164
  • well-being 54
  • greeting 12
  • friendship 5
  • Peace 1
  • completely 1

With a pronoun joined

Hebrew joins “me”, “you”, “him” and the like to the end of a word.

Where it occurs

Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.

“peace” 127

  • Genesis 4

    • 15:15 …go to your fathers in peace and be buried at…
    • 26:29 …you on your way in peace And now you are…
    • 26:31 …and they left him in peace
    • 44:17 …return to your father in peace

  • Exodus 2

    • 4:18 …are still alive Go in peace Jethro replied…
    • 18:23 …people can go home in peace

  • Leviticus 1

    • 26:6 …And I will give peace to the land and…

  • Numbers 2

    • 6:26 …you and give you peace
    • 25:12 …granting him My covenant of peace

  • Deuteronomy 4

    • 2:26 …messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of…
    • 20:10 …to make an offer of peace
    • 23:6 …are not to seek peace or prosperity from them…
    • 29:19 …saying I will have peace even though I walk…

  • Joshua 1

    • 9:15 …Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let…

  • Judges 4

    • 6:24 …called it The LORD Is Peace To this day it…
    • 18:6 …priest told them Go in peace The LORD is watching…
    • 19:20 Peace to you said the…
    • 21:13 …congregation sent a message of peace to the Benjamites who…

  • 1 Samuel 8

    • 1:17 …Go in peace Eli replied and may…
    • 7:14 …Philistines And there was peace between the Israelites and…
    • 16:4 …asked Do you come in peace
    • 16:5 In peace he replied I have…
    • 20:42 …said to David Go in peace for the two of…
    • 25:6 …Long life to you and peace to you and to…
    • 25:35 …to her Go home in peace See I have heeded…
    • 29:7 …back now and go in peace so that you will…

  • 2 Samuel 6

    • 3:21 …Abner and he went in peace
    • 3:22 …him on his way in peace
    • 3:23 …him on his way in peace
    • 15:9 …Go in peace said the king So…
    • 15:27 …Return to the city in peace you with your son…
    • 17:3 …the people will be at peace

  • 1 Kings 7

    • 2:6 …go down to Sheol in peace
    • 2:13 …asked Do you come in peace Yes in peace he…
    • 2:33 …throne there shall be peace from the LORD forever…
    • 4:24 …Gaza and he had peace on all sides…
    • 5:12 …promised him There was peace between Hiram and Solomon…
    • 20:18 …they have marched out in peace he said take them…
    • 22:17 …each one return home in peace

  • 2 Kings 4

    • 5:19 …Go in peace said Elisha But after…
    • 9:22 …How can there be peace he replied as long…
    • 20:19 …not at least be peace and security in my…
    • 22:20 …gathered to your grave in peace Your eyes will not…

  • 1 Chronicles 5

    • 12:17 …have come to me in peace to help me my…
    • 12:18 …O son of Jesse Peace peace to you and…
    • 12:18 …son of Jesse Peace peace to you and peace…
    • 12:18 …Peace peace to you and peace to your helpers for…
    • 22:9 …will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his…

  • 2 Chronicles 2

    • 18:16 …each one return home in peace
    • 34:28 …gathered to your grave in peace Your eyes will not…

  • Ezra 1

    • 9:12 …your sons Never seek their peace or prosperity so that…

  • Esther 2

    • 9:30 …sent letters with words of peace and truth to all…
    • 10:3 …his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen…

  • Psalms 17

    • 4:8 …lie down and sleep in peace for You alone O…
    • 28:3 …of iniquity who speak peace to their neighbors while…
    • 29:11 …LORD blesses His people with peace
    • 34:14 …and do good seek peace and pursue it…
    • 35:20 …they do not speak peace but they devise deceitful…
    • 37:37 …posterity awaits the man of peace
    • 55:18 …He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged…
    • 72:3 …May the mountains bring peace to the people and…
    • 85:8 …He will surely speak peace to His people and…
    • 85:10 …have joined together righteousness and peace have kissed…
    • 120:6 …among those who hate peace
    • 122:6 …Pray for the peace of Jerusalem May those…
    • 122:7 …May there be peace within your walls and…
    • 122:8 …friends I will say Peace be within you…
    • 125:5 …banish with the evildoers Peace be upon Israel…
    • 128:6 …see your children’s children Peace be upon Israel…
    • 147:14 …He makes peace at your borders He…

  • Proverbs 2

    • 3:2 …to your days years and peace to your life…
    • 12:20 …evil but the counselors of peace have joy…

  • Ecclesiastes 1

    • 3:8 …war and a time for peace

  • Song of Songs 1

    • 8:10 …like one who brings peace

  • Isaiah 6

    • 9:6 …God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace
    • 9:7 …increase of His government and peace there will be no…
    • 26:12 …LORD You will establish peace for us For all…
    • 27:5 …protection let them make peace with Me yes let…
    • 27:5 …yes let them make peace with Me…
    • 32:17 …of righteousness will be peace the service of righteousness…

And 47 more, on the full page.

“safely” 10

  • Genesis 1

    • 28:21 …that I may return safely to my father’s house…

  • Joshua 1

    • 10:21 …The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the…

  • 2 Samuel 2

    • 19:24 …the day he returned safely
    • 19:30 …my lord the king has safely come to his own…

  • 1 Kings 2

    • 22:27 …water until I return safely
    • 22:28 …If you ever return safely the LORD has not…

  • 2 Chronicles 3

    • 18:26 …water until I return safely
    • 18:27 …If you ever return safely the LORD has not…
    • 19:1 …of Judah had returned safely to his home in…

  • Isaiah 1

    • 41:3 …pursues them going on safely hardly touching the path…
“prosperity” 8

  • Job 1

    • 15:21 …terror fill his ears in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him…

  • Psalms 3

    • 37:11 …and delight in abundant prosperity
    • 72:7 …flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon…
    • 73:3 …arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked…

  • Isaiah 2

    • 45:7 …the darkness I bring prosperity and create calamity I…
    • 54:13 …great will be their prosperity

  • Jeremiah 2

    • 29:7 …Seek the prosperity of the city to…
    • 33:9 …all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide…
“all right” 5

  • 2 Samuel 2

    • 18:29 …the young man Absalom all right And Ahimaaz replied When…
    • 18:32 …the young man Absalom all right And the Cushite replied…

  • 2 Kings 3

    • 4:26 …meet her and ask Are you all right Is your husband all…
    • 4:26 …right Is your husband all right Is your child all…
    • 4:26 …right Is your child all right And she answered Everything…
“come in peace” 5

  • 2 Kings 5

    • 9:17 …meet them and ask Have you come in peace
    • 9:18 …what the king asks Have you come in peace What do you know…
    • 9:19 …what the king asks Have you come in peace What do you know…
    • 9:22 …saw Jehu he asked Have you come in peace Jehu How can there…
    • 9:31 …the gate she asked Have you come in peace O Zimri murderer of…
“peaceful” 5

  • Proverbs 1

    • 3:17 …and all her paths are peaceful

  • Isaiah 1

    • 32:18 …my people will dwell in a peaceful place in safe and…

  • Jeremiah 2

    • 12:5 …horses If you stumble in a peaceful land how will you…
    • 25:37 The peaceful meadows have been silenced…

  • Zechariah 1

    • 6:13 …and there will be peaceful counsel between the two…
“well” 3

  • Genesis 2

    • 29:6 Is he well Jacob inquired Yes they…
    • 43:28 …Your servant our father is well they answered He is…

  • 2 Samuel 1

    • 20:9 …Are you well my brother Joab asked…
“safe” 3

  • 1 Samuel 2

    • 20:7 …Good then your servant is safe but if he is…
    • 20:21 …as the LORD lives it is safe for you and there…

  • Job 1

    • 21:9 …Their homes are safe from fear no rod…
“safety” 3

  • 1 Samuel 1

    • 20:13 …you on your way in safety May the LORD be…

  • 2 Chronicles 1

    • 15:5 …days there was no safety for travelers because the…

  • Zechariah 1

    • 8:10 …wages nor was there safety from the enemy for…
“everything is all right” 3

  • 2 Kings 3

    • 4:23 …Moon or a Sabbath Everything is all right she said…
    • 4:26 …right And she answered Everything is all right
    • 5:22 Everything is all right Gehazi replied My master…
“sound” 2

  • Genesis 1

    • 41:16 …God will give Pharaoh a sound answer…

  • Zechariah 1

    • 8:16 …one another render true and sound judgments in your gates…
“greeted” 2

  • Exodus 1

    • 18:7 …down and kissed him They greeted each other and went…

  • 2 Kings 1

    • 10:13 …we have come down to greet the sons of the…
“peace be” 2

  • Judges 1

    • 6:23 …LORD said to him Peace be with you Do not…

  • Daniel 1

    • 10:19 …highly precious he said Peace be with you Be strong…
“greeted him” 2

  • Judges 1

    • 18:15 …the house of Micah and greeted him

  • 1 Samuel 1

    • 25:5 …to Nabal at Carmel Greet him in my name…
“welfare” 2

  • 1 Samuel 1

    • 17:18 …of their unit Check on the welfare of your brothers and…

  • Esther 1

    • 2:11 …to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening…
“bless him” 2

  • 2 Samuel 1

    • 8:10 …to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating…

  • 1 Chronicles 1

    • 18:10 …to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating…
“everything all right” 2

  • 2 Kings 2

    • 5:21 …meet him and asked Is everything all right
    • 9:11 …his master they asked Is everything all right Why did this madman…
“know about peace” 2

  • 2 Kings 2

    • 9:18 …peace What do you know about peace Jehu replied Fall in…
    • 9:19 …peace What do you know about peace Jehu replied Fall in…
“well being” 2

  • Psalms 1

    • 35:27 …delights in His servant’s well-being

  • Jeremiah 1

    • 38:4 …man is not seeking the well-being of these people but…
“perfect peace” 2

  • Isaiah 2

    • 26:3 …You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind…
    • 26:3 …You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind…
“peace at all” 2

  • Jeremiah 2

    • 6:14 …when there is no peace at all
    • 8:11 …when there is no peace at all
“yes” 1

  • Genesis 1

    • 29:6 …he well Jacob inquired Yes they answered and here…
“kind word to him” 1

  • Genesis 1

    • 37:4 …and could not speak a kind word to him
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 1
“faring” 1

  • Genesis 1

    • 37:14 …brothers and the flocks are faring and bring word back…
“fine” 1

  • Genesis 1

    • 43:23 It is fine said the steward Do…
“if they were well” 1

  • Genesis 1

    • 43:27 …He asked if they were well and then he asked…
“how is your elderly” 1

  • Genesis 1

    • 43:27 …and then he asked How is your elderly father you told me…
“offer of peace” 1

  • Deuteronomy 1

    • 20:11 …If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates…
“there was peace” 1

  • Judges 1

    • 4:17 …Heber the Kenite because there was peace between Jabin king of…
“triumph” 1

  • Judges 1

    • 8:9 …Penuel When I return in triumph I will tear down…
“peaceably” 1

  • Judges 1

    • 11:13 …Now therefore restore it peaceably
“triumphant” 1

  • Judges 1

    • 11:31 …house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites…
“greet you” 1

  • 1 Samuel 1

    • 10:4 They will greet you and give you two…
“how they were doing” 1

  • 1 Samuel 1

    • 17:22 …he asked his brothers how they were doing
“house” 1

  • 1 Samuel 1

    • 25:6 …and peace to you and to your house and to all that…
“belongs to you” 1

  • 1 Samuel 1

    • 25:6 …and to all that belongs to you
“greeted them” 1

  • 1 Samuel 1

    • 30:21 …David approached the men he greeted them
“david” 1

  • 2 Samuel 1

    • 11:7 …Uriah came to him David asked how Joab and…
“doing” 1

  • 2 Samuel 1

    • 11:7 …Joab and the troops were doing and how the war…
“going” 1

  • 2 Samuel 1

    • 11:7 …and how the war was going
“all is well” 1

  • 2 Samuel 1

    • 18:28 …out to the king All is well And he bowed facedown…
“peacetime” 1

  • 1 Kings 1

    • 2:5 …Israel He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood…
“yes in peace” 1

  • 1 Kings 1

    • 2:13 …you come in peace Yes, in peace he replied…
“secure” 1

  • Job 1

    • 5:24 …know that your tent is secure and find nothing amiss…
“harmony” 1

  • Job 1

    • 25:2 …to God He establishes harmony in the heights of…
“rest” 1

  • Psalms 1

    • 38:3 …anger there is no rest in my bones because…
“close friend” 1

  • Psalms 1

    • 41:9 …Even my close friend whom I trusted the…
“friends” 1

  • Psalms 1

    • 55:20 …My companion attacks his friends he violates his covenant…
“retribution” 1

  • Psalms 1

    • 69:22 …table become a snare may it be a retribution and a trap…
“peace belongs” 1

  • Psalms 1

    • 119:165 …Abundant peace belongs to those who love…
“am in favor of peace” 1

  • Psalms 1

    • 120:7 …I am in favor of peace but when I speak…
“own welfare” 1

  • Isaiah 1

    • 38:17 …Surely for my own welfare I had such great…
“brought us peace” 1

  • Isaiah 1

    • 53:5 …our iniquities the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him and…
“wholly” 1

  • Jeremiah 1

    • 13:19 …been carried into exile wholly taken captive…
“about your welfare” 1

  • Jeremiah 1

    • 15:5 …turn aside to ask about your welfare
“trusted friends” 1

  • Jeremiah 1

    • 20:10 …us report him All my trusted friends watch for my fall…
“if it prospers” 1

  • Jeremiah 1

    • 29:7 …on its behalf for if it prospers you too will prosper…
“prosper” 1

  • Jeremiah 1

    • 29:7 …it prospers you too will prosper
“prosper you” 1

  • Jeremiah 1

    • 29:11 …declares the LORD plans to prosper you and not to harm…
“trusted” 1

  • Jeremiah 1

    • 38:22 …you and overcame you those trusted friends of yours Your…
“unscathed” 1

  • Jeremiah 1

    • 43:12 …will depart from there unscathed
“peace with you” 1

  • Obadiah 1

    • 1:7 …the border the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower…
“prosperous” 1

  • Zechariah 1

    • 8:12 …For the seed will be prosperous the vine will yield…

The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.