shalom aleichem

American  

[shah-lawm ah-le-khem, shaw-luhm ah-ley-khem, ah-ley-khem, shah-lohm] / ʃɑˈlɔm ɑ lɛˈxɛm, ˈʃɔ ləm ɑˈleɪ xɛm, ɑ leɪˈxɛm, ʃɑˈloʊm /

interjection

Hebrew.

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

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shalom aleichem British  

/ ʃəˈlɒm əˈleɪxəm, ʃaˈlɔm aˈlexɛm /

interjection

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

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Example Sentences

“But the most memorable part of the trip happened back at the hotel bar, where Egyptian musicians were playing ‘Haveinu Shalom Aleichem’ and other Israeli songs of peace,” he said.

From Washington Post

The band played “Shalom Aleichem” and then a klezmer song as congregants danced the hora.

From New York Times

Bess grew up in the Shalom Aleichem Cooperative Houses in the northwest Bronx, surrounded by artists, poets and novelists.

From New York Times

"Joe said it was too big and had too many characters but we dug out other pieces by the same author, Shalom Aleichem. We found a book of short stories called Teyve's Daughters: that's where Fiddler came from."

From BBC

"Shalom aleichem," Imam Ali replied, repeating the same greeting - Peace be with you - in Hebrew, a brother Semitic language.

From New York Times