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Strong H7967H7967Lשַׁלּוּם

Shallum

One of the 15 senses of Strong H7967

Transliteration
shallûm shallûm
Pronunciation
{shal-loom'} shal-loom'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.12;
son of: Zadok (H6659I);
father of: Hilkiah (H2518H); also called Meshullam at 1Ch.9.11; 1x
Also named: me.shul.lam (מְשֻׁלָּם "Meshullam" H4918y)

Meaning of the name

Shallum = "retribution"

General definition

The same as H7966; {Shallum} the name of fourteen Israelites: - Shallum.

In the biblical story

Shallum

High priest, son of Zadok and father of Hilkiah

Shallum, also known as Meshullam, was a high priest during the time of the kings of Judah, serving as the son of Zadok and the father of Hilkiah.

In the Bible

Strong H7967L appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shallum3

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:12
    And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:13
    And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
  3. Ezra 7:2
    The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
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