Hebrew

Noun

שָׁלוֹם • ‎(shalóm) m ‎(no plural forms, singular construct שְׁלוֹם־)

1. (uncountable) peace
   • Leviticus 26:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְנָתַתִּי שָׁלוֹם בָּאָרֶץ וּשְׁכַבְתֶּם וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי חַיָּה רָעָה מִן־הָאָרֶץ וְחֶרֶב לֹא־תַעֲבֹר בְּאַרְצְכֶם׃‎

     v'natatí shalóm ba'árets ush'khavtém v'éin makharíd v'hisbatí khayá ra'á min-ha'árets v'khérev lo-ta'avór b'arts'khém.
     wənāṯattī šālōm bāʾā́reṣ ūšəḵaḇtem wəʾēn maḥărīḏ wəhišbattī ḥayyā rāʿā min-hāʾā́reṣ wəḥéreḇ lō-ṯaʿăḇōr bəʾarṣəḵem.

     And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

   • 1977, Uzi Hitman (music), “נוֹלַדְתִּי לַשָּׁלוֹם ‎(“I Was Born for Peace”)”:

     אני נולדתי לשלום שרק יגיע / אני נולדתי לשלום שרק יבוא‎

     'aní noládti lashalóm sherák yagía' / 'aní noládti lashalóm sherák yavó

     I was born for peace, that it may finally arrive / I was born for peace, that it may finally come

2. (uncountable) rest, quietude

   שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם!‎ ― shabát shalóm! ― Peaceful Sabbath!

3. (uncountable) well-being, welfare

   מַה שְּׁלוֹמְךָ?‎ ― má sh'lom'khá? ― How are you?

   • 2 Kings 4:26, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     עַתָּה רוּץ־נָא לִקְרָאתָהּ וֶאֱמָר־לָהּ הֲשָׁלוֹם לָךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לְאִישֵׁךְ הֲשָׁלוֹם לַיָּלֶד וַתֹּאמֶ שָׁלוֹם׃‎

     'atá ruts-ná lik'ratáh ve'emor-láh ha-shalóm lákh ha-shalóm l'ishékh ha-shalóm layáled vatómer shalóm.
     ʿattā rūṣ-nā liqərāṯāh weʾĕmor-lāh hăšālōm lāḵ hăšālōm ləʾīšēḵ hăšālōm layyā́leḏ wattṓmer šālōm.

     Run, I pray thee, now to meet her, and say unto her: ‘Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child?’ And she answered: ‘It is well.’

Declension

Interjection

שָׁלוֹם • ‎(shalóm)

1. (conventional greeting) hello
2. goodbye

Proper noun

שָׁלוֹם • ‎(shalóm) m

1. A title of God.
2. A male given name, Shalom.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם ‎(shalóm, “peace”).

Pronunciation

• (Litvish) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɔ.ləm]
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): [ˈʃuː.ləm]
• (Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [ˈʃu.ləm]

Noun

שלום • ‎(sholem) m

1. peace
2. A greeting

Related terms

• שלום עליכם ‎(sholem aleykhem)

Proper noun

שלום • ‎(sholem) m

1. A male given name: Shalom

See also

• שלמה ‎(shloyme)