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Shalom (שלום) means peace in Hebrew.

It can also mean maluhia, hello, hi, howdy, and aloha. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שָׁלוֹם
shalom
noun · masculine
In English

peace, maluhia, hello, hi

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Shalom.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שלווה, מנוחה, שקט.
    יִשָּׂא יהוה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם.
  2. 2
    מצב של ידידות ושתוף פעולה בין מדינות ובין בני אדם.
    וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ שָׁלוֹם וַיִּכְרֹת לָהֶם בְּרִית לְחַיּוֹתָם וַיִּשָּׁבְעוּ לָהֶם נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה.
  3. 3
    מילת ברכה הנאמרת בעת מפגש ובעת פרידה בין אנשים.
    וַיִּשְׁלַח רֹכֵב סוּס שֵׁנִי וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּה-אָמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ שָׁלוֹם וַיֹּאמֶר יֵהוּא מַה-לְּךָ וּלְשָׁלוֹם סֹב אֶל-אַחֲרָי.
  4. 4
    שם פרטי לזכר.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Shalom is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
שָׁלוֹם
Written without vowel points
שלום
Said
shalom
Pattern
קָטוֹל
Plural
שְׁלוֹמוֹת
Inflections
שְׁלוֹם־; ר' שְׁלוֹמוֹת
Gematria
376

This is how Shalom is said in other languages.

English
peace, maluhia, hello, hi, howdy, aloha, goodbye, farewell
Arabic
سلام, مرحبا, مع السلامة
Russian
мир, поко́й, здорово, привет
French
paix, salut, adieu
Spanish
paz, hola, adiós
German
Frieden, hallo, tschüss, Auf Wiedersehen
Yiddish
פֿרידן, שלום

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What does Shalom (⁨שלום⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shalom (⁨שלום⁩) means peace, maluhia, and hello. It is said shalom, with the stress on lom.

What is a synonym for Shalom (⁨שלום⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shalom (⁨שלום⁩) are ⁨פיוס⁩, ⁨שקט⁩, ⁨מנוחה⁩, ⁨נחת⁩, ⁨שלווה⁩, and ⁨ביטחון⁩.

What is the opposite of Shalom (⁨שלום⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Shalom (⁨שלום⁩) are ⁨מלחמה⁩, ⁨עוינות⁩, and ⁨יריבות⁩.

What rhymes with Shalom (⁨שלום⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shalom (⁨שלום⁩) include ⁨מקום⁩, ⁨אטום⁩, ⁨אדום⁩, ⁨יום⁩, ⁨חום⁩, and ⁨דרום⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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