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בִּשְׁלָם

𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤌

Bishelam

H1312 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (proper name only)

Definition

Personal name of non-Hebrew, likely Persian origin, referring to a figure mentioned as one of the officials opposing the postexilic returnees' rebuilding efforts; the word functions solely as a proper noun in the biblical context and does not carry a lexical meaning in Hebrew.

Semantic Range

proper name of an official of non-Hebrew origin; does not carry lexical meaning beyond designation as a personal name

Root / Etymology

The word is of uncertain but likely foreign (Persian) derivation; it is not derived from a Hebrew root. Etymology uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

בִּשְׁלָם occurs in Ezra 4:7 as the name of an official or advisor, likely of Persian or imperial administrative background, who, together with others, authored a letter opposing the rebuilding activities of the returnees in Yehud (the Persian province encompassing Jerusalem). The name is not of Israelite origin and appears only in late biblical texts, reflecting the cultural and administrative diversity of the Persian imperial period. While in some English translations the name is retained as 'Bishlam,' older religious traditions sometimes conflate it with other Persian figures or interpret it more generally as a letter of greeting, but context and syntax confirm it is a personal name. See also similar foreign names in Ezra and Nehemiah's lists of Persian officials.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of foreign derivation; Bishlam, a Persian; Bishlam.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — none (proper name only)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1312-01 בִּשְׁלָ֜ם bishelam HNp Bishlam Bishlam 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1312-01 Ezra 4:7 בִּשְׁלָ֜ם bishelam HNp Bishlam Bishlam
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