shalom

Example Sentences

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A woman who was held captive by Hamas since 7 October shook her captor's hand and said shalom - goodbye in Hebrew, or literally "peace".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

“What we teach here is to identify areas of this world infected with chaos and ask how, as a Christian, can I help bring shalom to that,” he said, using the Hebrew word for peace.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2017

"The words I kept hearing over and over were, 'Step down, Mr Mayor,'" Brundle, who has a decorative tile that says "shalom" in Hebrew on a coffee table in her house, said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2014

A promising start at El Arish AJ thousands of Egyptian bystanders cried "Shalom, shalom," three Israeli warships, proudly flying the Star of David flag, last week made a peaceful passage through the Suez Canal.

From Time Magazine Archive

I finally decided that it must be like shalom or aloha and has as many meanings as necessary.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen