שָׁלוֹם
shâlôwm
Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)
The word "shalom" primarily means safety, well-being, or peace. It can also refer to happiness, health, prosperity, or friendly relations. In a broader sense, it conveys the idea of completeness, wholeness, or overall welfare.
peace; completeness, welfare, well-being (shalom)
Etymologically, shâlôwm traces to or שָׁלֹם; from (שָׁלַם). In the King James Version, this word is translated as [idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, and ([idiom] perfect.
Its Greek parallels include εἰρήνη (eirēnē), χαίρω (chairō), revealing shared conceptual ground across the biblical languages.
The semantic range of shâlôwm — spanning meanings like do, familiar, fare — suggests a word whose full significance cannot be captured by a single English term.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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εἰρήνη
eirēnē
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
χαίρω
chairō
to be "cheer"ful, i.e. calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well
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