Shlom bayit (שלום בית) means domestic peace in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁלוֹם בַּיִת
shlom bayit
noun · masculine
In English
domestic peace
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shlom bayit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב בו ישנה הרמוניה בין בני זוג, ואין ביניהם חיכוכים ומריבות.
The word Shlom bayit is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁלוֹם בַּיִת
- Written without vowel points
- שלום בית
- Said
- shlom bayit
- Root
- ש־ל־מ
- Gematria
- 788
This is how Shlom bayit is said in other languages.
- English
- domestic peace
The word Shlom bayit comes from the root ש־ל־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shlom bayit in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shlom bayit.
What does Shlom bayit (שלום בית) mean in Hebrew?
Shlom bayit (שלום בית) means domestic peace. It is said shlom bayit, with the stress on ba.
Is Shlom bayit (שלום בית) masculine or feminine?
The word Shlom bayit (שלום בית) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלום בית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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