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שָׁלוֹם

Meaning1. peace, tranquility 2. well being, welfare, health 3. completeness, wholeness
HistoryFrom the Proto Semitic root for 'wholeness' or 'completeness'. The word appears over 200 times in the Hebrew Bible, with its first occurrence in Genesis 15:15. It signifies not just the absence of conflict but a positive state of harmony and well being.
Example

They signed a peace agreement.

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