English Explanatory Dictionary

shalom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.
noun
  1. The traditional Jewish greeting of "shalom".
  2. Peace.
verb
  1. To greet somebody with "shalom".
name
  1. A surname from Hebrew.
  2. A unisex given name from Hebrew.

Pronunciation

/ʃɑːˈloʊm/ /ʃəˈləʊm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shalom.wav En-NYC shalom.ogg

Word forms

shalom shaloms shaloming shalomed

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālóm, “peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye”). Doublet of salaam, the same word via Arabic.

Related words

brit shalom Shabbat shalom shalom aleichem Salome Shalom Shlomo Shula Shulamith Solomon
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