Lexical Summary shillum: Recompense, reward, restitution Original Word: שִׁלּוּם Strong's Exhaustive Concordance recompense, reward Or shillum {shil-loom'}; from shalam; a requital, i.e. (secure) retribution, (venal) a fee -- recompense, reward. see HEBREW shalam NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shalem Definition requital NASB Translation bribe (1), recompense (1), retribution (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שִׁלּוּם Micah 7:3, שִׁלֻּם Hosea 9:7, noun [masculine] requital; — plural שִׁלּוּמִים Isaiah 34:8; — 1 requital, retribution, ׳יְמֵי הַשׁ Hosea 9:7 ("" מְּקֻדָּה); ׳שְׁנַת שׁ Isaiah 34:8 ("" נָקָם). 2 reward, bride Micah 7:3 ׳שֹׁפֵמ בַּשׁ. Topical Lexicon Semantic Range and Conceptual Background שִׁלּוּם denotes “recompense, repayment, retribution.” It conveys the idea of a settled account—whether a righteous pay-back for covenant loyalty or a judicial penalty for covenant breach. Flowing from the root שׁלם (“to be complete, to make whole”), the noun underscores that Yahweh’s judgments are never arbitrary; they finalize moral accounts so that righteousness and equity are restored. Occurrences in Prophetic Texts 1. Isaiah 34:8 links the term to “a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion,” projecting a divine payback against nations that oppressed the covenant people. Covenantal and Judicial Implications In each passage, שִׁלּוּם functions within the covenant lawsuit (רִיב) motif. The prophets act as prosecuting attorneys: Because the covenant is relational, recompense is not merely punitive; it aims to re-establish the moral equilibrium required for Israel to enjoy God’s presence (Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28–30). Historical Setting of Each Prophetic Oracle • Isaiah 34 addresses Edom during the Assyrian era (eighth century B.C.). While Judah trembles under imperial threat, Edom celebrates Zion’s distress. שִׁלּוּם assures Judah that international arrogance will be answered in kind. Ministry and Discipleship Applications • Comfort for the Oppressed: Believers may rest in God’s promise that wrongs will be righted (Romans 12:19). Eschatological Outlook Isaiah’s “year of recompense” foreshadows the Day of the Lord when Christ returns “in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God” (2 Thessalonians 1:8). For the redeemed, that same day finalizes their vindication (Revelation 6:10–11). Related Biblical Themes • Vengeance (נָקָם) — the motive of divine justice. Forms and Transliterations בַּשִּׁלּ֑וּם בשלום הַשִׁלֻּ֔ם השלם שִׁלּוּמִ֖ים שלומים baš·šil·lūm bashshilLum baššillūm ha·šil·lum hashilLum hašillum shilluMim šil·lū·mîm šillūmîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Isaiah 34:8 HEB: לַֽיהוָ֑ה שְׁנַ֥ת שִׁלּוּמִ֖ים לְרִ֥יב צִיּֽוֹן׃ NAS: A year of recompense for the cause KJV: [and] the year of recompences for the controversy INT: the LORD A year of recompense the cause of Zion Hosea 9:7 Micah 7:3 3 Occurrences |
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