{"id":9002,"date":"2026-04-15T11:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/answers\/pryvet-a-davai-varyanty-slova-pokoi-spokoistvye-na-raznykh-iazykakh-y-to-chto-ys\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T00:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:20:35","slug":"kakye-slova-v-byblyy-oznachaiut-pokoi-y-myr-shalom-sabbath-eirene","status":"publish","type":"answers","link":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/answers\/kakye-slova-v-byblyy-oznachaiut-pokoi-y-myr-shalom-sabbath-eirene\/","title":{"rendered":"What do the biblical words \u201cshalom,\u201d \u201cSabbath,\u201d and \u201ceirene\u201d mean\u2014rest and peace in the different languages of Scripture"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Scripture speaks about \u201cpeace\u201d and \u201crest,\u201d different translations stand behind words, each of which reveals a distinct dimension of God\u2019s gift to humanity.<\/b> To understand them is to see how deep the biblical idea of true rest really is.<\/p>\n

\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd (shalom) \u2014 wholeness and fullness<\/h2>\n

\u201cPeace (shalom) I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.\u201d John 14:27<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shalom<\/i> \u2014 is one of the richest words in the Hebrew language. Its root is connected with the idea of wholeness, completeness, with nothing excessive or lacking<\/b>. Not merely a \u201ccessation of hostility,\u201d but the restoration of full order in relationships, health, society, and spiritual life. When Jesus gives shalom, He restores the wholeness that sin destroyed.<\/p>\n

\u05e9\u05b7\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05bc\u05ea (shabbat) \u2014 a conscious entering into God\u2019s rest<\/h2>\n

\u201cThere remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God.\u201d Heb 4:9<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shabbat<\/i> \u2014 the root means \u201cto stop, to cease.\u201d But this is not simply the absence of work. It is an affirmation: God finished the work, and it is good<\/b>. The Sabbath is a weekly reminder: my rest is based not on my achievements, but on the completed work of the Creator.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 4 reinterprets this idea for the New Testament: true Sabbath rest is trust in the completed work of Christ, not in our own efforts.<\/p>\n

\u03b5\u1f30\u03c1\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7 (eirene) \u2014 peace that surpasses understanding<\/h2>\n

\u201cAnd the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.\u201d Phil 4:7<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Greek eirene<\/i> \u2014 is the translation of shalom in the New Testament context. Paul describes it as an active guardian of the heart<\/b>: not an abstract state, but a power that keeps the soul from falling apart even in the hardest circumstances.<\/p>\n

Practical meaning<\/h2>\n
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  • Shalom<\/b> \u2014 the goal: full restored wholeness in Christ.<\/li>\n
  • Shabbat<\/b> \u2014 the rhythm: a weekly return to trusting the Creator.<\/li>\n
  • Eirene<\/b> \u2014 the gift of the Spirit: available here and now, regardless of circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    To seek \u201cpeace\u201d in the Bible is to seek not balance, but the presence of the One who is its source. \u201cHe Himself is our peace\u201d (Eph 2:14) \u2014 not a metaphor, but a theological foundation.<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"faq_question":"\u041a\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0432 \u0411\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0438 \u043e\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0438 \u043c\u0438\u0440 (shalom, sabbath, eirene)?","bible_refs":"\u0427\u0438\u0441\u043b\u0430 6:26, \u0418\u043e\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0430 14:27, \u0411\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0435 2:3, \u041f\u0441\u0430\u043b\u043e\u043c 22:2, \u0424\u0438\u043b\u0438\u043f\u043f\u0438\u0439\u0446\u0430\u043c 4:7, \u0418\u0441\u0430\u0438\u044f 26:3, \u0415\u0432\u0440\u0435\u044f\u043c 4:9-10, \u041c\u0430\u0442\u0444\u0435\u044f 11:28","answer_lang":"ru","source_question":"\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0442 \u0430 \u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0439 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0430\u043d\u0442\u044b \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439, \u0441\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435, \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0430\u0445 \u0438 \u0442\u043e \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0438"},"answer_topic":[151],"class_list":["post-9002","answers","type-answers","status-publish","hentry","answer_topic-sabbath"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answers\/9002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/answers"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"answer_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answer_topic?post=9002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}