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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

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

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

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