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alechem

English translation: unto you

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Hebrew term or phrase:alechem
English translation:unto you
Entered by: Sue Goldian

22:49 Aug 21, 2002
Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
Religion / religion
Hebrew term or phrase: alechem
Shalom alechem
joan Wegner
unto you
Explanation:
It means unto you, plural. Shalom alechem, for example, means peace unto you.
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Sue Goldian
Local time: 08:01
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2unto you
Sue Goldian
5upon you
judithyf
5to you
Yardena Slater
5peace be upon you
judithyf


  

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unto you


Explanation:
It means unto you, plural. Shalom alechem, for example, means peace unto you.

Sue Goldian
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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upon you


Explanation:
peace be (literally) upon you.

A greeting (or a farewell), couched in the plural, but which may also be used in the singular number.

judithyf
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to you


Explanation:
literally. aleichem means "on to you" in the plural (i.e. on to you all ). however, in this context the correct translation would be "to you" and it is used when addressing both a single person or a group.

Yardena Slater
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peace be upon you


Explanation:
Although couched in the plural, this may be used in greeting (taking leave of) a single individual.

judithyf
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