shalom

[ shah-lawm; English shuh-lohm ]

/ ʃɑˈlɔm; English ʃəˈloʊm /

Save This Word!

interjection Hebrew.

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

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"

"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."

Question 1 of 7

IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?

Also sho·lom

[Ashkenazic Hebrew shaw-luhm, shoh-] /Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈʃɔ ləm, ˈʃoʊ-/ .

Words nearby shalom

The shooter then moved on to the Village Shalom retirement community, where a woman was killed on the scene.
Hate—and Hitler—in the Heartland: The Arrest of Frazier Glenn Miller|John Avlon, Caitlin Dickson|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reason: Israel's closure of the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing following shooting of rockets.
Livni Vs. Price Tag Attacks|Orly Halpern|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The tanks were seen about 150 meters over the border line close to the Kerem Shalom crossing.
Those Bumps In Israel's Arms Sales|Orly Halpern|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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

Yesterday, Rabbi Menachem Chai Shalom Froman left this world.
Rav Froman's Funeral|Elisheva Goldberg|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sar Shalom, head of the Jewish congregation of Ispahan, 434.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
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

shalom

[ (shah-lohm, shuh-lohm) ]

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