Meaning of Shalom | Babel Free

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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