שַׁלּוּן
𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤍
Shalun
H7968 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Shallun – a personal name designating an Israelite individual, specifically mentioned as the son of Col-hozeh and a notable Jerusalemite, involved in the repair of the city's wall following the Babylonian exile. The name likely carries a connotation of completeness, recompense, or peace, derived from its underlying root sense, but as a proper name its lexical function is as an identifier. In biblical usage, the word does not serve as a common noun and refers exclusively to a specific individual.
Semantic Range
proper personal name (Israelite man), possibly denoting 'complete' or 'recompense' as is typical for names derived from this root
Root / Etymology
From the root שׁלם (š-l-m), which has the core meaning of 'to be whole, complete, intact, to make amends, to repay.' 'שַׁלּוּן' (Shallun) is likely a variant spelling or form of 'שַׁלּוּם' (Shallum), a well-attested Israelite name. The -ûn ending may be a dialectical, morphological, or scribal variant. The precise morphological development from שַׁלּוּם is not fully explained, so some uncertainty remains regarding the exact form.
Historical & Contextual Notes
שַׁלּוּן appears only once in the Hebrew Bible (Nehemiah 3:15), referring to an individual involved in post-exilic Jerusalem’s reconstruction. The name is likely a variant of שַׁלּוּם (Shallum), itself a common personal name borne by multiple individuals in the Hebrew Scriptures. The translation 'Shallum' found in the KJV and similar translations reflects this understanding, but the spelling 'Shallun' may preserve a different vocalization or textual tradition in Nehemiah. The -ûn ending does not alter the core meaning—names built on שׁלם generally bear the idea of wholeness or recompense. In terms of Israelite history, the bearer of this name belongs to the Persian period community of Jerusalem. The name was not used as a designation for religious or geographic identity, and its application is strictly as a personal name. English translations often replace 'Shallun' with the more frequent 'Shallum' due to manuscript variation, but in Nehemiah the form 'Shallun' is the more original reading.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
probably for שַׁלּוּם; Shallun, an Israelite; Shallum.
Bantu Hebrew
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שׁלם (š-l-m) — completeness, wholeness, peace, recompense, restoration
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4918 | מְשֻׁלָּם | Recompensed one |
| H4920 | מְשֶׁלֶמְיָה | Yah has made whole |
| H7759 | שׁוּלַמִּית | the Peaceful Woman |
| H7965 | שָׁלוֹם | in the wholeness |
| H7966 | שִׁלּוּם | in the restitution-payment |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7968-01 |
שַׁלּ֣וּן | shalun | HNp |
Shallun | Shallun | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7968-01 |
Nehemiah 3:15 | שַׁלּ֣וּן | shalun | HNp |
Shallun | Shallun |