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The Hebrew word for peace is shalom which is derived from one of the names of God. Hebrew root word for "complete" or "whole" implying that according to Judaism and the teachings of the Torah, only when there is a true state of "wholeness" meaning that everything is "complete" does true "peace" reign.
Shalom (Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם šālōm) is a Hebrew word meaning peace and can be used idiomatically to mean hello. [1] [2]As it does in English, [citation needed] it can refer to either peace between two entities (especially between a person and God or between two countries), or to the well-being, welfare or safety of an individual or a group of individuals.
Shalom bayit [1] (Hebrew: שְׁלוֹם בַּיִת, lit. peace of the home) (also sholom bayit or shlom bayit, or (Yiddish) sholom bayis or shlom bayis) is the Jewish religious concept of domestic harmony and good relations between husband and wife. In a Jewish court of law, shalom bayit is the Hebrew term for marital reconciliation. [2]
making peace between a person and another human being. A person who embodies chesed is known as a chasid (hasid, חסיד), one who is faithful to the covenant and who goes "above and beyond that which is normally required" [14] and a number of groups throughout Jewish history which focus on going "above and beyond" have called themselves chasidim.
Tikkun olam (/ t i ˈ k uː n ʌ ˈ l ɑː m /; Hebrew: תיקון עולם \ תִּקּוּן עוֹלָם, romanized: tiqqūn ʻōlām / tikún olám, lit. 'repairing of the world') is a concept in progressive Judaism, which refers to various forms of action intended to repair and improve the world.
The English word "peace" derives ultimately from its root, the Latin "pax". Shalom (Hebrew: שלום) is the word for peace in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh or Hebrew: תנ"ך), and has other meanings also pertaining to well being, including use as a greeting.
"Shalom chaverim" has been adapted to be sung in other languages, such as English, "Farewell, good friends" and "Shalom, my friends", [7] and German, "Der Friede des Herrn geleite euch" (The peace of the Lord be your guide). [1] The song became popular and remains popular, often sung in Hebrew in foreign countries. [1] [7]
The Hebrew Bible contains many sources for religious peacebuilding. Some of which include: The Priestly Blessing (Numbers 6:24–26) ends with: "May God lift up his face onto you and give you peace" Leviticus 26:6: "And I shall place peace upon the land" Numbers 25:12: "Behold I give him my covenant of peace"