shalom

[ shah-lawm; English shuh-lohm ]

/ ʃɑˈlɔm; English ʃəˈloʊm /

peace (used as a word of greeting or farewell).

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When I said, “Shalom, Officer” he seemed less than impressed.
Obama’s Reception In Israel—And Mine|Anna Lekas Miller|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My dream is to read 'Tuvia the Milkman' by Shalom Aleichem in its original language.
Footing the Bill|Orly Halpern|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gil is a research fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute and a professor of history at McGill University.
Open Zion 2.0|Peter Beinart|September 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, we at the Engaging Israel project of the Shalom Hartman Institute reject the whole Demography of Fear industry.
Gil Troy Responds to Yousef Munayyer|Gil Troy|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

This is someone, after all, who used to appear on Oprah and who had a family-counseling show, Shalom in the Home, on TLC.
Why Is Shmuley Boteach Running for Congress as a Republican?|Michelle Goldberg|March 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If we did not wish to join in the dancing, but wanted to leave, they would just say 'Shalom'—'go in peace but come again.'
Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago|Hannah Trager
For this they had to employ Shalom Cohen, a turn-coat, who had formerly belonged to the ranks of the reformers.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
"Shalom Aleichem," he began, his tongue faltering a little over the old Hebrew greeting he had not used for so long.
The New Land|Elma Ehrlich Levinger

[ (shah-lohm, shuh-lohm) ]

A Hebrew word used to mean both “hello” and “good-bye”; literally, it means “peace.”