What is "shalom aleichem"

interj. (context Judaism English) (non-gloss definition: A greeting said on meeting someone, especially when the two people meeting have not met in some time.)

Shalom aleikhem (, shālôm ʻalêḵem, sholem aleykhem) is a spoken greeting in Hebrew, meaning " peace be upon you." The appropriate response is aleikhem shalom ("unto you peace").

This form of greeting is traditional among Jews throughout the world. It occurs six times in the Jerusalem Talmud. The greeting is more common amongst Ashkenazi Jews. Only the plural form עֲלֵיכֶם is used even when addressing one person. A religious explanation for this is that one greets both the body and the soul, but Hebrew does occasionally use the plural as a sign of respect (e.g. a name of God is Elohim אלוהים literally gods).

Shalom Aleichem (, "Peace be upon you") is a traditional song sung by Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of the Jewish Sabbath, welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Sabbath.

• Shalom aleichem, Hebrew for "Peace be upon you"
• Shalom Aleichem (liturgy)