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§ 02Themes of Blessing
Peace · Shalom
שָׁלוֹםšālôm
“The peace of God will guard your hearts and minds”
— 빌 4:7
Biblical Roots
- Shalom · wholenessשָׁלוֹםšālôm · 민 6:26
Aaronic blessing
- Jedidiah · beloved of YHWHיְדִידְיָהYᵉdîdyâ · 삼하 12:25
Solomon's other name
Cultural Threads
- HebrewYôḥānān
Starts at the root of YHWH + grace.
- GreekIōannēs
Guttural ḥ drops in the LXX.
- LatinIohannes
Vulgate spelling, h retained.
- Korean은혜·요한
Hanja 恩·惠 and transliteration 요한 coexist.