shalom aleichem. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

shalom aleichem

SYLLABICATION:	sha·lom a·lei·chem
PRONUNCIATION:	shôlm -lm, -km, shä-lm ä-l-m
INTERJECTION:	Used as a traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.
ETYMOLOGY:	Hebrew lôm ‘lêkem, peace be with you : lôm, peace; see lm in Appendix II + ‘lêkem, with you ( ‘al, ‘lê, to, upon; see ^cly in Appendix II + -kem, second person pl. pronoun).


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