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helth (ש×ל×, shaÌ„loÌ„m, יש×וּעה, yeshū‛aÌ„h, רפ×וּת, riph'uÌ„th, ×רוּכה, 'ăruÌ„khaÌ„h; σωτηÏιÌα, soÌ„teÌ„rıÌa, ὑγιαιÌνω, hugiaıÌnoÌ„): ShaÌ„loÌ„m is part of the formal salutation still common in Palestine. In this sense it is used in ; ; the stem word means “peace,†and is used in many varieties of expression relating to security, success and good bodily health. Yeshū‛aÌ„h, which specifically means deliverance or help, occurs in the refrain of ; , as well as in ; in the American Standard Revised Version it is rendered “help.†Riph'uÌ„th is literally, “healing,†and is found only in . MarpeÌ„' also means healing of the body, but is used in a figurative sense as of promoting soundness of mind and moral character in ; ; ; , as also in , where the Revised Version (British and American) renders it “healing.†'AÌŒruÌ„khaÌ„h is also used in the same figurative sense in ; ; ; ; literally means “repairing or restoringâ€; it is the word used of the repair of the wall of Jerusalem by Nehemiah (chapter 4).
The word “health†occurs twice in the New Testament: in Paul's appeal to his shipmates to take food (), he says it is for their soteÌ„ria, literally, “safetyâ€; so the American Standard Revised Version, the King James Version “health.†The verb hugianinoÌ„ is used in , in the apostle's salutation to Gaius.