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Greeting in Lod
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shalom
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Shalom ( Sephardic Hebrew / Israeli Hebrew : shalom ; Ashkenazi Hebrew / Yiddish : sholom , sholem , sholoim , shulem ) is a Hebrew word meaning peace , harmony , wholeness , completeness , prosperity , welfare and tranquility and can be used idiomatically ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Jewish word of greeting, Hebrew, literally "peace," properly "completeness, soundness, welfare," from stem of shalam "was intact, was complete, was in good health." Related to Arabic salima "was safe," aslama "surrendered, submitted."
Usage examples of shalom.
With the last of his strength, blinded by the sunlight, Shalom crawls out and lies on the cobblestone surface of the street.
Tears running down his face, Shalom tries to remember when he had last spoken to the boy in the darkness.
Oberst destroyed the thick protective membrane that was Shalom Krzaczek.
The wind is still strong, and it blows flakes almost horizontally across the window of Le Shalom Restaurant and Coffee Shop.
The Hebrew word for peace is shalom, and this word has a very intimate, personal connotation.
John Vianney Church where a coffeehouse called Shalom House was sponsored on weekends to give the teen-agers a place to get together.