shalom aleichem

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (shalóm 'aleikhém, “peace be upon you”). Doublet of salaam alaikum.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʃəˌlɒm əˈleɪxəm/, /ʃəˌlɒm əˈleɪkəm/
• (US) (from Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʃɔləm əˈleɪkəm/, /ˌʃoʊləm-/, /-əˈleɪxəm/; (like Modern Israeli Hebrew pronunciation) /ʃəˈloʊm-/, /ʃɑˈloʊm-/
• Rhymes: -eɪkəm

Interjection

shalom aleichem

2. (Judaism) A greeting said on meeting someone, especially when the two people meeting have not met in some time.

Related terms

• salaam alaikum
• Shabbat shalom

Translations

peace be upon you (Jewish greeting)

• Arabic: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (ar) (as-salāmu ʕalaykum)
• French: shalom alekhem
• Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (he) (shalóm 'aleikhém)
• Turkish: şalom aleyhem
• Yiddish: שלום עליכם (sholem aleykhem), שלום־עליכם (sholem-aleykhem)

References

• “shalom aleichem”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “shalom aleichem”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “shalom aleichem”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.