ben shalom
English translation: Ben shalom translates literally as The son of peace
| 21:42 Jun 26, 2003 |
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| 5 +1 | Ben shalom translates literally as The son of peace |
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| 4 +1 | you should have peace |
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| 4 | Bye, shalom |
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| 3 | In peace |
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peer agreement (net): +1you should have peace Explanation: I have never heard such an expresion. May be you mean "yehe/yehi shalom", which can be loosely translated as "you should have peace. |
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33 mins confidence:
In peace Explanation: Ben shalom would be 'son of peace' but this is not an expression I'm familiar with as a parting. Could be the expression is lech beshalom which translates to 'go in peace.' However, traditionally when parting one would say lech leshalom (literally 'go to peace' but contextually 'go in peace'). Tradition holds that the usage changed from lech beshalom to lech leshalom after King David said to his son Absalom lech beshalom. The next time David saw Absalom (who rebelled against his father) Absalom was dead after having been chased by David's general. This is given as the reason one should avoid saying lech beshalom when parting. |
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34 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Ben shalom translates literally as The son of peace Explanation: I don't know where you picked up the term, but as Leah stated it is NOT a common saying in Hebrew as one is leaving. This could be a local American or British colloquialism born in synagogue gatherings and was derived from Yihiyeh Shalom (the proposed answer by Leah) Shalom is a common saying, but most people use Lehira'ot which means "see you again." |
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Bye, shalom Explanation: Thinking about what Israelis commonly say, I came up with this. Very often "Bye" is combined with "l'hitraot," so what's to stop someone from attaching it to the slightly more formal ,"shalom" in parting? Bottom line, no one here has heard "ben shalom" used. |
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