שֶׁ֫לֶם₈₇ noun [masculine] sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering' (explanation disputed: originally sacrifice for alliance Di; al. peace-offering (mark of peace with God), ᵐ5^Sm. Kings Proverbs εἰρηνική, De Sta^{G i. 496} We^{Heid. 71} (fellowship between God and worshippers); welfare-offering, ᵐ5 elsewhere σωτήριον, Ke; thank-offering (as due rendered for benefit, or in paying vow, compare v Pi`el 4, and Proverbs 7:14) Ges Ew Kn; sacred meal its special feature: see RS^{Semitic i. 219; 2nd ed. 237}; Now^{Archaeology ii. 211 f.} GFM^{Ency. Bib. SACRIFICE, § 11}; Assyrian šulmu = שֶׁלֶם is cited by J Jerem^{Ency. Bib. RITUAL, § 11}); — construct ׳שׁ Amos 5:22; elsewhere plural שְׁלָמִים Exodus 24:5 69t.; construct שַׁלְמֵי Leviticus 10:14; suffix שְׁלָמֶ֫יךָ Exodus 20:24, etc.; plural is abstract intensive Leviticus 7:13; Numbers 6:17 (P) +; plural of number Exodus 24:5 (JE), 1 Samuel 11:15 +; usually hard to decide; ׳שׁ (in app.) defines זְכָּחִים Exodus 24:5 (JE), and so זבח of covt. of Horeb is ׳שׁ, as also sacrifice for Saul 1 Samuel 11:15; following phrase shew ׳שׁ essentially = זבחים in like phrase (see זבח); ׳שׁ coming to mean ׳ז in all ritual; over against עוֺלוֺת Exodus 20:24; Exodus 32:6 (JE), Leviticus 6:5 (P), Deuteronomy 27:7; Joshua 8:31 (D), Judges 20:26; Judges 21:4; 1 Samuel 13:9; 2 Samuel 6:17,18; 2 Samuel 24:25; 1 Kings 3:15; 1 Kings 9:25; 1 Chronicles 16:1,2; 1 Chronicles 21:26; 2Chronicles 31:2; Ezekiel 43:27; Ezekiel 45:17; Ezekiel 46:2,12; so in longer lists Leviticus 9:4,22; Numbers 6:14; Numbers 29:39 (P), 1 Kings 8:64 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 16:13; 2Chronicles 7:7; 29:35; Ezekiel 45:15,17; Ezekiel 46:12; and when ׳שׁ alone Leviticus 7:14,33; in P ׳שׁ defines ׳ז in construct singular or plural: Exodus 29:28; Leviticus 3:1 34t. P, Leviticus 17:5; Leviticus 19:5; Leviticus 22:21; Leviticus 23:19 (H), so 1 Samuel 10:8; 1 Kings 8:63; 2Chronicles 30:22; 33:16; Proverbs 7:14; ׳שׁ ׳ז of H and P including תודה, נדר, נדבה Leviticus 7:12,16, and so ׳זבח תודה שׁ Leviticus 7:13; Leviticus 7:15; ׳שׁ distinguished from (larger) ׳ז in lists ׳שׁ, ׳ז, עולות Joshua 22:27 (P); נדר, ׳ז, עלה Numbers 15:8 (P); ׳שׁ distinguished from נְדָבָה Ezekiel 46:12 (where may = either of other two); from נדרים, נדבות Numbers 29:39 (P) (and must then reference to תודות); from נדר Numbers 15:8 (P); apparently then not distinguished from תּוֺדוֺת, תּוֺדָה2Chronicles 33:16 being probably specification.