מְשֻׁלֶּמֶת
𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤕
Meshulemet
H4922 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Personal name: Meshullemeth, a female Israelite individual. The name derives from a passive participial form meaning 'recompensed' or 'rewarded,' and is attested as the name of a woman in biblical records.
Semantic Range
female proper name; one who is recompensed, rewarded, or made whole; feminine counterpart to Meshullam
Root / Etymology
From the root שׁלם (sh-l-m), meaning 'be complete, be at peace, make whole.' Meshullemeth is built from the passive participle pi‘el form, indicating 'one who has received recompense' or 'one for whom something has been completed or made whole.' It is the feminine form of מְשֻׁלָּם (Meshullam).
Historical & Contextual Notes
Meshullemeth appears in 2 Kings 21:19 and 2 Chronicles 33:20 as the mother of King Amon of Judah. The name is formed by the feminine participle suffix, corresponding to the more common male name Meshullam. Although standard English translations simply render the name, the underlying form implies the notion of one who has been recompensed, rewarded, or fulfilled. The use of participial forms as personal names is common in Israelite naming practices. The term conveys neither specific religious nor ethnic connotations beyond its historical usage as a personal name for a Judahite woman during the monarchic period. English translations sometimes use 'Meshullemeth' without further explanation, obscuring the meaning of the name for the English reader.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
feminine of מְשֻׁלָּם; Meshullemeth, an Israelitess; Meshullemeth.
Bantu Hebrew
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שלם (sh-l-m) — be complete, make whole, repay, reward, restore
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3824 | לֵבָב | whole, intact |
| H4919 | מְשִׁלֵּמוֹת | Recompenses |
| H4920 | מְשֶׁלֶמְיָה | and to Yahweh-has-made-whole |
| H4921 | מְשִׁלֵּמִית | Recompensing Woman |
| H7759 | שׁוּלַמִּית | in the Peaceful One |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4922-01 |
מְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶת | meshulemet | HNp |
Meshullemeth | Recompensed Woman | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4922-01 |
2 Kings 21:19 | מְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶת | meshulemet | HNp |
Meshullemeth | Recompensed Woman |