shalom aleichem

shalom aleichem

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם‎ (shalóm 'aleikhém, “peace be upon you”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʃəˌlɒm əˈleɪxəm/, /ʃəˌlɒm əˈleɪkəm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌʃɔləm əˈleɪkəm/, /ˌʃoʊləm əˈleɪkəm/, /ˌʃɔləm əˈleɪxəm/, /ˌʃoʊləm əˈleɪxəm/
• Rhymes: -eɪkəm

Interjection

shalom aleichem

1. (Judaism) A greeting said on meeting someone, especially when the two people meeting have not met in some time.

Related terms

• salaam alaikum
• Shabbat shalom

Translations

peace be upon you (Jewish greeting)

French: shalom alekhem Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם‎ (he) (shalóm 'aleikhém)

Yiddish: שלום עליכם‎ (sholem aleykhem), שלום־עליכם‎ (sholem-aleykhem)

References

• “shalom aleichem”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “shalom aleichem” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
• “shalom aleichem” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.