sholem bayis

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Definitions

  • n. Domestic tranquility, harmony.

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y שלום־בית sholem-bais

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      shalom bayit, sholem bais, sholom bayis, sholem bayes

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