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Word entry · 6 letters

shalom

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"Hebrew greeting"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ʃɑːˈloʊm/Sorted ahlmosStarts with SEnds with M1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • He exchanged shaloms with a group of young people coming out of the synagogue and turned left toward a corner.
  • In Hebrew, bonai shalom means “builders of peace,” and the congregation welcomes both Jews and non-Jews to participate in all aspects of the community.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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