Etymology

shalom

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Today it means: A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell. Full definition →

Hebrew שָׁלוֹם
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shalom · interjection, noun, verb1

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromשָׁלוֹם“peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye”
  2. English todayshalom

Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālóm, “peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye”). Doublet of salaam, the same word via Arabic.

Shalom · proper noun2

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromשָׁלוֹם
  2. English todayShalom

Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm).

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