Hebrew

Preposition

שֶׁלּוֹ • ‎(sheló)

1. Form of שֶׁל ‎(shel) including third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as object.

   איפה הבן שלו?‎ ― éifo habén sheló? ― Where is his son?

2. (archaic) Form of שֶׁלְּ־ ‎(shel'-) including third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as object. (This sense was synonymous with the previous, but was only found in attributive use.)

Usage notes

• This form also frequently results from שֶׁ־ ‎(she-) + לוֹ ‎(lo).

Adjective

שָׁלֵו • ‎(shálev) ‎(feminine שלווה \ שְׁלְוָה, masculine plural שלווים \ שְׁלֵוִים, feminine plural שלוות \ שְׁלְווֹת)

1. peaceful, calm, serene

Proper noun

שָׁלֵו • ‎(shálev)

1. A male given name: Shalev.

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic سَلْوَى ‎(salwā), Judaeo-Aramaic סְלָו ‎(səlāw), Classical Syriac ܣܠܘܝ ‎(salway) and Soqotri [script needed] ‎(šílhi).

Noun

שליו \ שְׂלָו • ‎(s'lav) m ‎(plural indefinite שליוים \ שַׂלְוִים, singular construct שליו \ שְׂלַו־, plural construct שליוי \ שַׂלְוֵי־)

1. quail