שלוה

Hebrew

Etymology

Compare Arabic سَلْوَى‎ (salwā).

Noun

שַׁלְוָה • (šalwɔ̂, shalvá) f [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. calm, peace, serenity
    • Tanach, Proverbs 17:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏טוֹב פַּת חֲרֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־בָהּ מִבַּיִת מָלֵא זִבְחֵי־רִיב׃‎‎
      tóv pát kharevá v'shalva-váh mibáyit malé ziv'khei-rív.
      ṭōḇ paṯ ḥărēḇā wəšalwā-ḇāh mibbáyiṯ mālē ziḇəḥē-rīḇ.
      Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.
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