Words the Bible translates as health
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- shalomשָׁלוֹםwholeness: a person, community, or situation that is sound and intact and lacks nothing it needs to flourish
- marpeמַרְפֵּאhealing: recovery to soundness of body or nation, and the health that results
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- calmness: a gentle, composed temper of heart, speech, or bearing
- arukhahאֲרוּכָהhealing pictured as a wound closing over: the mending that comes up on what was torn open, whether that is a body or a broken wall.
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Every English meaning beginning with H is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.