more ways of saying “peace of mind” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

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יִשּׁוּב הַדַּעַת, שַׁלְוַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ

 

 

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Almost a year ago I did an entry about a Hebrew term for peace of mind – שֶׁקֶט נַפְשִׁי (SHEH-ket nahf-SHEE) – literally, soul-quiet.

This state of being, so yearned for in our era of over-stimulation – as well as in Biblical times, has at least two other terms in Hebrew, which I’ll introduce today.

The first takes the root י.שׁ.ב (y.sh.b) meaning settling to create יִשּׁוּב הַדַּעַת (yee-SHOOV hah-DAH-aht) – literally, the settling of the mind. יישוב is the abstract noun form of the active-intensive פִּעֵל verb, לְיַשֵּׁב meaning to settle something. This term for peace of mind is the type that requires elimination of distraction and is a means to achieving a goal.

For example: 

צָרִיךְ יִשּׁוּב הַדַּעַת כְּדֵי לְהַצְלִיחַ בַּלִּמּוּדִים.

Peace of mind is needed in order to succeed in (the) studies.

The second term takes שַׁלְוָה (shahl-VAH) meaning serenity – a synonym of the word שָׁלוֹם, peace (shah-LOHM) – and combines it with the word for soul – נֶפֶשׁ (NEH-fesh) – to create שַׁלְוַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ (shahl-VAHT hah-NEH-fesh), literally, serenity of the soul. This peace of mind is the ideal people strive for, a goal in itself.
 
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים לְכֻלָּם!

Shabbat Shalom, and a pleasant weekend to all!
(shah-BAHT shah-LOHM, veh-SOHF shah-VOO-ah nah-EEM leh-khoo-LAHM)    

 
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