Shalom Aleichem Definition
shôləm ə-lāKHəm, -kəm, shä-lōm ä-lā-KHĕm
interjection
Used as a traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.
American Heritage
Origin of Shalom Aleichem
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Hebrew šālôm ‘ălêkem peace be with you šālôm peace šlm in Semitic roots ‘ălêkem with you (‘al, ‘ălê to, upon ʕly in Semitic roots) (-kem second person pl. pronoun)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Hebrew שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם (shalóm alechém, “shalom aleichem")
From Wiktionary
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