Whole, Wholesome
Whole, Wholesome
hol, holsum: Whole, originally hale (a word still in poetic use), had at first the meaning now expressed by its derivative healthy. In this sense whole is fairly common (Job 5:18, etc.) in English Versions of the Bible, although much more common in the New Testament than in the Old Testament. From this meaning healthy, the transition to the modern force. complete, perfect, entire (Exo 12:6, ere) was not unnatural, and it is in this later sense alone that the adverb wholly (Lev 6:22, etc.) is used. Wholesome, however, is derived from the earlier meaning of whole. It occurs in Pro 15:4, the King James Version, the English Revised Version, a wholesome tongue (, rapha’, heal, the Revised Version margin the healing of the tongue, the American Standard Revised Version a gentle tongue), and in 1Ti 6:3, the King James Version wholesome words (, hugiano, be healthy, the Revised Version margin healthful, the Revised Version (British and American) sound).