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sha·lom

 (shä-lōm′, shə-)
interj.
Used as a traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.

[Hebrew šālôm, peace; see šlm in Semitic roots.]
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sha•lom

(ʃɑˈlɔm; Eng. ʃəˈloʊm)

interj.
Hebrew. (used as a word of greeting or farewell.)
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shalom

A Hebrew word meaning peace, used as a greeting and a farewell.
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shalom

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