שלום עליכם

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

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlom aleˈχɛm/, /ʃaˈlom aˈleχɛm/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃɔ.ˈlom ʕă.ˈle.xɛm/

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שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם • (shalóm alekhém)

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

• The traditional response is עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם (alekhém shalóm, “upon you be peace”).

• שלום־עליכם (sholem-aleykhem)

From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (shalóm alekhém, literally “peace be upon you”).

• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˌʃɔɫəm‿aˈɫɛɪ̯χəm/
• (Galitzish) IPA^(key): /ˌʃʊɫəm‿aˈɫaɪ̯χəm/

שלום עליכם • (sholem aleykhem)

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

• The traditional response is עליכם שלום (aleykhem sholem).