Shabbat Shalom

Definitions

• Greeting or departing line (hello or goodbye) used on or during the few days leading up to Shabbat. Literally "peaceful Sabbath."

Example Sentences

• [on Thursday] "In case I don't see you tomorrow, Shabbat Shalom!"

Languages of Origin

• Modern Hebrew

Etymology

• שבת שלום

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• Australia / New Zealand
• South Africa
• Great Britain
• North America
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Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

Shabat shalom