shalom aleichem
[ Sephardic Hebrew shah-lawmah-le-khem; Ashkenazic Hebrew shaw-luhm ah-ley-khem, ah-ley-khem, shah-lohm ]
interjectionHebrew.
peace to you: a conventional Jewish greeting, the reply being aleichem shalom.
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How to use shalom aleichem in a sentence
My dream is to read 'Tuvia the Milkman' by shalom aleichem in its original language.
"shalom aleichem," he began, his tongue faltering a little over the old Hebrew greeting he had not used for so long.
The New Land | Elma Ehrlich Levinger
British Dictionary definitions for shalom aleichem
shalom aleichem
/ Hebrew (ʃaˈlɔm aˈlexɛm, English ʃəˈlɒm əˈleɪxəm) /
interjection
peace be to you: used by Jews as a greeting or farewell: Often shortened to: shalom
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