Shallum
שלום
From a Hebrew root meaning to repay or make whole, so understood as "recompense" or "retribution".
Meaning and origin
Shallum is one of the more frequently repeated minor names in the Hebrew Bible, attached to more than half a dozen separate men.
How to pronounce Shallum
| Hebrew | shah-LOOM /ʃaˈlum/ |
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