What is the meaning of the Hebrew wordshalom?

Answered from the commentary of Alfred E. Bouter, Truth & Testimony and Arend Remmers

The Hebrew word *shalom* means “peace”; it also means what is complete, whole and perfect. It can describe the whole salvation of God on earth, to be realised under Messiah’s reign of peace.

Verses: Numbers 6:24, Numbers 6:25, Numbers 6:26, Psalms 29:11, Psalms 34:14, Psalms 85:10, Psalms 119:165, Proverbs 3:17, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 26:3, Isaiah 32:17, Isaiah 48:18, Isaiah 52:7, Isaiah 53:5, Isaiah 54:10, Isaiah 57:19, Jeremiah 29:7, Jeremiah 33:6, Ezekiel 34:25, Ezekiel 37:26, Micah 5:5, John 14:27, John 16:33, Romans 5:1, Romans 8:6, Romans 14:17, Romans 15:13, Ephesians 2:14, Ephesians 2:15, Ephesians 2:16, Ephesians 2:17, Philippians 4:7, Colossians 3:15, Hebrews 12:14

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Alfred E. BouterPeace - And The Prince Of Peace

The kingdom of God is marked by righteousness, peace and joy already (Rom. 14:17). The joy of communion is the topic of the Epistle to the Philippians and it is the particular characteristic of the offering called the sacrifice of prosperity or the peace offering. Shalom (peace) means: what is complete, whole, perfect. God's present kingdom (1 Pet. 3:15; Rom. 14:17) is a foretaste of the future millennium, of the age to come (the millennial reign), pre-figured in the days of King Solomon, whose name means `pacific' (1 Kings 4:25).

Truth & TestimonyVolume 2 - 11

The prophets of the Old Testament had already spoken much about peace on earth. The word peace (Hebrew: Shalom) means the whole salvation of God on earth as it will be realised under Messiah's reign of peace. This salvation and this peace are not yet universally present. But they can already be found in the lives of the disciples of the Lord. In this present time believers can already display the characteristics of the Kingdom of Christ (cf. Rom. 14:17), just as the believing remnant will do during the tribulation, before the Kingdom of God over all creation is established in power and glory.

Arend Remmers"The Sermon on the Mount"

The prophets of the Old Testament had already spoken much about peace on earth. The word peace (Hebrew: Shalom) means the whole salvation of God on earth as it will be realised under Messiah’s reign of peace. This salvation and this peace are not yet universally present. But they can already be found in the lives of the disciples of the Lord. In this present time believers can already display the characteristics of the Kingdom of Christ (compare Romans 14:17), just as the believing remnant will do during the tribulation, before the Kingdom of God over all creation is established in power and glory.