Shalom

Definitions

1. A surname from Hebrew.
2. The traditional Jewish greeting of "shalom".
   countable
3. A unisex given name from Hebrew.
4. Peace.
   Judaism, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He exchanged shaloms with a group of young people coming out of the synagogue and turned left toward a corner.”

“In Hebrew, bonai shalom means “builders of peace,” and the congregation welcomes both Jews and non-Jews to participate⟳ in all aspects of the community.”

“Silvan Shalom, Israel’s vice prime minister and also its interior minister, is stepping down from both posts and as a member of Knesset, he announced in a statement on Sunday. […] According to Israeli media, nearly a dozen women have⟳ come⟳ forward⟳ with allegations of sexual harassment against Shalom but none have⟳ filed formal police complaints, and no charges have⟳ been filed.”

“When she was 9, Shalom and her younger sister were napping under a table at their mother’s restaurant in Nigeria. Her mom, unaware of the sleeping girls below, placed a pot of hot oil on the table. Someone accidentally knocked the pot over, scalding the sisters.”

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