shalom

American  

[shah-lawm, shuh-lohm] / ʃɑˈlɔm, ʃəˈloʊm /

Ashkenazic Hebrew sholom

interjection

Hebrew.

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

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shalom Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

A woman who was held captive by Hamas since 7 October shook her captor's hand and said shalom - goodbye in Hebrew, or literally "peace".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

“What we teach here is to identify areas of this world infected with chaos and ask how, as a Christian, can I help bring shalom to that,” he said, using the Hebrew word for peace.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2017

"The words I kept hearing over and over were, 'Step down, Mr Mayor,'" Brundle, who has a decorative tile that says "shalom" in Hebrew on a coffee table in her house, said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2014

He learned how to farm and speak a fluent facsimile of Hebrew; he strews his talk with as many shalom as an ordinary Frenchman with alors.

From Time Magazine Archive

I finally decided that it must be like shalom or aloha and has as many meanings as necessary.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen