שלום עליכם

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שלום עליכם

/ʃaˈlom aleˈχɛm/ Modern Israeli
/ʃaˈlom aˈleχɛm/ Modern Israeli
/ʃɔ.ˈlom ʕă.le.ˈxɛm/

Where it comes from

From שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”) + עֲלֵיכֶם (alekhém, “upon you”), literally “peace be upon you”. Compare Arabic اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ (as-salāmu ʕalaykum).

interjection שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם · shalóm alekhém

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

In English

hello greeting
shalom aleichem peace be upon you (Jewish greeting)

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MLA

"שלום עליכם." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9D%20%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%9D. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

שלום עליכם. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9D%20%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%9D

Chicago

"שלום עליכם." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9D%20%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%9D.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שלום עליכם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9D%20%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}