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Definition of "shalom" []

  • Used as a traditional Jewish greeting or farewell. (interjection)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "shalom" in a sentence
  • "For example, the Hebrew word shalom, which is a powerful mantra meaning peace, ends in the primal sound om, which can be accented and elongated to increase its vibratory effects."
  • "In fact, one of my favorite words that we hear over and over in the Bible is the Hebrew word shalom, which among other things implies peace, happiness, well-being, wholeness, completeness, and welfare—most of what we mean when we say we want to be “happy.”"
  • "In Hebrew there is a word "shalom," and it often translated as "peace.""