The Peace Offering

The name found in the original for this species of sacrifice is shelamim, singular shelem. According to some commentators, shelem is derived from the Kal shalem, the sense and meaning of which is: to be whole, entire; to be safe, sound, secure actually and in one's own mind; to be at peace, to be in a continuous state of peace, to have peace toward some one. The second explanation of shelem refers it to the Piel shillem, to pay, to perform, to render a thing, to recompense, to reward; hence,...