Editing Peace (section)

== Etymology ==
[[File:Beowulf - frithu sibb.jpg|thumb|Before the word 'peace' came into English lexicon, Anglo-Saxons used a phrase "{{lang|ang|friðu sibb}}" for "pledge of peace".]]
The term 'peace' originates from the Anglo-French {{lang|xno|pes}}, and the Old French {{lang|fro|pais}}, meaning "peace, reconciliation, silence, agreement" (11th century).<ref>{{cite web|website=Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/peace|title=peace|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214011459/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=peace&allowed_in_frame=0 |archive-date=14 December 2013 }}</ref> The Anglo-French term {{lang|xno|pes}} itself comes from the [[Latin]] {{lang|la|pax}}, meaning "peace, compact, agreement, treaty of peace, tranquility, absence of hostility, harmony."

The English word came into use in various personal greetings from {{circa|1300}} as a translation of the Hebrew word {{transliteration|he|[[shalom]]}}, which, according to Jewish theology, comes from a Hebrew verb meaning 'to be complete, whole'.<ref>{{cite web|last=Benner|first=Jeff|title=Ancient Hebrew Word Meanings: Peace ~ shalom|website=Ancient Hebrew Research centre|url=http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/27_peace.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426232655/http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/27_peace.html |archive-date=26 April 2014}}</ref> Although "peace" is the usual translation, it is an incomplete one, because {{transliteration|he|shalom}}, which is also cognate with the Arabic {{transliteration|ar|[[S-L-M|salaam]]}}, has multiple other meanings in addition to peace, including justice, good health, safety, well-being, prosperity, equity, security, good fortune, and friendliness, as well as simply the greetings, "hello" and "goodbye".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peace Sign|url=https://innerpeacezone.com/peace_sign/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Inner Peace Zone|date=28 August 2021|language=en-US|archive-date=20 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213111/https://innerpeacezone.com/peace_sign/}}</ref>

On a personal level, peaceful behaviours are kind, considerate, respectful, just, and tolerant of others' beliefs and behaviors – tending to manifest goodwill. This understanding of peace can also pertain to an individual's introspective sense or concept of her/himself, as in being "at peace" in one's own mind, as found in European references from {{circa|1200}}. The early English term is also used in the sense of "quiet", reflecting calm, serene, and meditative approaches to family or group relationships that have an absence of quarreling, disturbances and agitation; but seek clarity of conversation, and tranquility.

In many languages, the word 'peace' is also used as a greeting or a farewell, for example the Hawaiian word {{lang|haw|[[aloha]]}}, as well as the Arabic word {{transliteration|ar|salaam}}. In English the word peace is occasionally used as a farewell, especially for the dead, as in the phrases "[[rest in peace]]" or "[[wikt:peace out|peace out]]".