For those who have emailed me know that I use Shalom in my greetings/farewells. I have come to have a greater understanding of the phrase from a simple greeting to encompass much, much more.
I was thrilled to come across a series by Peter at localtheology.com about Shalom.
Shalom is an amazing word and concept. recently i have embarked upon a journey looking at shalom and it has been illuminating. So take a seat and relax while I share what i have learned.
Strong’s Concordance 7965 – Hebrew Shalom ….. A word study in the New King James version for SHALOM says: Completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord.
Shalom is a Hebrew word meaning peace, completeness, and welfare and can be used idiomatically to mean both hello and goodbye. As it does in English, it can refer to either peace between two entities (especially between man and God or between two countries), or to the well-being, welfare or safety of an individual or a group of individuals.
The series is broken up into a series — Shalom & Justice, Shalom & Relationship etc. The first is What is Shalom?
There is such a myriad of meaning and complexity to Shalom that I have decide to break it up into individual posts regarding each topic related to shalom, i feel this is the only way to do it justice.
I will be enjoying the series and may share some more insights into this beautiful word!
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website died Neal so am reformatting and reblogging will continue the shalom posts
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