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shalom aleichem

(shôˌləm ə-lāˈᴋʜəm, -kəm, shä-lōmˈ ä-lā-ᴋʜĕmˈ)

interjection
Used as a traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew šālôm ‘ălêkem, peace be with you

Origin: : šālôm, peace; see šlm in Semitic roots

Origin: + ‘ălêkem, with you (‘al, ‘ălê, to, upon; see עly in Semitic roots + -kem, second person pl. pronoun)

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