H7987 H7987
quietness, privacy, secrecy
A masculine noun denoting quietness, privacy, or secrecy—an undisturbed or concealed manner of action. It appears in 2 Samuel 3:27 when Joab takes Abner aside 'quietly' or 'privately' in the gate and murders him. The prepositional phrase 'in quietness' (בַּשֶּׁלִי) indicates the stealthy manner of the killing—Joab drew Abner away from public view to execute personal revenge disguised as private conversation. The Syriac cognate (ܒܫܶܠܝܳܐ) frequently conveys 'suddenly' or 'privately,' supporting this interpretation. The term captures the deceptive nature of Joab's violence—using the guise of peaceful, quiet conversation to commit murder.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — In 2 Samuel 3:27, the phrase 'in quiet' or 'quietly' (בַּשֶּׁלִי) describes Joab's deceptive method: 'he turned him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly.' Spanish translates 'en quietud' (in quietness), French 'dans quiet' (in quiet), German 'in quiet.' The preposition בְּ ('in') makes this adverbial, describing manner. Joab's 'quiet' conversation masks murderous intent—he lures Abner to a private spot under pretense of peaceful dialogue, then kills him. The domain assignment to 'Mental Life > Know' seems questionable—this belongs more to deception, stealth, or manner of action. The term exposes the dangerous gap between outward demeanor (quiet, private talk) and actual intent (vengeance and murder). 1×
AR["بِ-هُدُوءٍ"]·ben["একান্তে"]·DE["in-quiet"]·EN["in-quiet"]·FR["dans-quiet"]·heb["ב-שלי"]·HI["अकेले-में"]·ID["dengan-tenang"]·IT["in-tranquillo"]·jav["kanthi-sèlèh"]·KO["조용히"]·PT["em-segredo"]·RU["в-тишине"]·ES["en-quietud"]·SW["faraghani"]·TR["gizlice"]·urd["تنہائی-میں"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [שְׁלִי] n.[m.] quietness;—בַּשֶּׁ֑לִי 2 S 3:27, i.e. quietly, privately (cf. ܒܫܶܠܝܳܐ often in the same sense PS 4167).