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kon-tent´, kon-tent´ment (יעל, ya‛al; ἀÏκεÌω, arkeÌoÌ„): To be free from care because of satisfaction with what is already one's own. The Hebrew means simply “to be pleased.†The Greek brings out the full force of the word in ; . Contentment () is more inward than satisfaction; the former is a habit or permanent state of mind, the latter has to do with some particular occurrence or object.