shalom aleichem

[ Sephardic Hebrew shah-lawm ah-le-khem; Ashkenazic Hebrew shaw-luh m ah-ley-khem, ah-ley-khem, shah-lohm ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew ʃɑˈlɔm ɑ lɛˈxɛm; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈʃɔ ləm ɑˈleɪ xɛm, ɑ leɪˈxɛm, ʃɑˈloʊm /

interjection Hebrew.

peace to you: a conventional Jewish greeting, the reply being aleichem shalom.

Words nearby shalom aleichem

shallot, shallow, shallow breathing, shalmaneser iii, shalom, shalom aleichem, shalosh seudoth, shalt, shalwar, sham, shama

Definition for shalom aleichem (2 of 2)

Aleichem
[ ah-ley-khem ]
/ ɑˈleɪ xɛm /

noun

Sho·lom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/or Sho·lem [shoh-lem, -luh m] /ˈʃoʊ lɛm, -ləm/or Sha·lom [shah-lohm] /ʃɑˈloʊm/, pen name of Solomon Rabinowitz,1859–1916, Russian author of Yiddish novels, plays, and short stories; in the U.S. from 1906.

British Dictionary definitions for shalom aleichem (1 of 2)

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

British Dictionary definitions for shalom aleichem (2 of 2)

Aleichem
/ (ɑːˈleɪçɛm) /

noun

Sholom, real name Solomon Rabinowitz. 1859–1916, US Jewish writer, born in Russia. His works include Tevye the Milkman, which was adapted for the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof