Shalom
intj, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The traditional Jewish greeting of "shalom". countable
"He exchanged shaloms with a group of young people coming out of the synagogue and turned left toward a corner."
- 2 Peace. Judaism, uncountable
"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."
- 1 To greet somebody with "shalom".
- 1 A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell. Judaism
- 1 A surname from Hebrew.
"Silvan Shalom, Israel’s vice prime minister and also its interior minister, is stepping down from both posts and as a member of Knesset, he announced in a statement on Sunday. […] According to Israeli media, nearly a dozen women have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against Shalom but none have filed formal police complaints, and no charges have been filed."
- 2 A unisex given name from Hebrew.
"When she was 9, Shalom and her younger sister were napping under a table at their mother’s restaurant in Nigeria. Her mom, unaware of the sleeping girls below, placed a pot of hot oil on the table. Someone accidentally knocked the pot over, scalding the sisters."
Example
More examples"Uri Avnery founded the Gush Shalom movement in 1993."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālóm, “peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye”). Doublet of salaam, the same word via Arabic.
Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm).
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