How to say shalom in Hebrew

שָׁלוֹם is the iconic Hebrew greeting “shalom,” carrying hello, goodbye, and peace all at once.

Usage

Works on the street, on the phone, and in songs. שבת שלום narrows the peace wish to Shabbat.

Without vowels

שלום

With vowels (nikud)

שָׁלוֹם

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שָׁלוֹם

hello

sha-LOM

שָׁלוֹם

peace

sha-LOM

לְהִתְרָאוֹת

goodbye

le-hi-tra-OT

שַׁבָּת

Shabbat

SHA-bat

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