shalom aleichem
English
editEtymology
editFrom Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (shalóm 'aleikhém, “peace be upon you”). Doublet of salaam alaikum.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ʃəˌlɒm əˈleɪxəm/, /ʃəˌlɒm əˈleɪkəm/
- (US) (from the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌʃɔləm əˈleɪkəm/, /ˌʃoʊləm-/, /-əˈleɪxəm/; (resembling the Modern Israeli Hebrew pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃəˈloʊm-/, /ʃɑˈloʊm-/
- Rhymes: -eɪkəm
Interjection
editshalom aleichem
- (Judaism) A greeting said on meeting someone, especially when the two people meeting have not met in some time.
Related terms
editTranslations
editpeace be upon you (Jewish greeting)
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References
edit- “shalom aleichem”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “shalom aleichem”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “shalom aleichem”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.