shalom aleichem

[ Sephardic Hebrew shah-lawm ah-le-khem; Ashkenazic Hebrew shaw-luhm ah-ley-khem, ah-ley-khem, shah-lohm ]

interjection

, Hebrew.

1. peace to you: a conventional Jewish greeting, the reply being aleichem shalom.

shalom aleichem

/ ʃəˈlɒm əˈleɪxəm; ʃaˈlɔm aˈlexɛm /

interjection

1. peace be to you: used by Jews as a greeting or farewell Often shortened toshalom

Example Sentences

My dream is to read 'Tuvia the Milkman' by Shalom Aleichem in its original language.

From The Daily Beast

"Shalom Aleichem," he began, his tongue faltering a little over the old Hebrew greeting he had not used for so long.

From Project Gutenberg