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שלו

שלו

Hebrew

Preposition

שֶׁלּוֹ (sheló)

  1. Form of שֶׁל (shel) including third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as object.
    איפה הבן שלו?éifo habén sheló? ― Where is his son?
  2. (archaic) Form of שֶׁלְּ־ (shel'-) including third-person masculine singular personal pronoun as object. (This sense was synonymous with the previous, but was only found in attributive use.)

Usage notes

  • This form also frequently results from שֶׁ־ (she-) + לוֹ (lo).

Adjective

שָׁלֵו (shálev) (feminine שלווה \ שְׁלְוָה, masculine plural שלווים \ שְׁלֵוִים, feminine plural שלוות \ שְׁלְווֹת)

  1. peaceful, calm, serene

Proper noun

שָׁלֵו (shálev)

  1. A male given name: Shalev.

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic سَلْوَى (salwā), Judaeo-Aramaic סְלָו (səlāw), Classical Syriac ܣܠܘܝ (salway) and Soqotri [script needed] (šílhi).

Noun

שליו \ שְׂלָו (s'lav) m (plural indefinite שליוים \ שַׂלְוִים, singular construct שליו \ שְׂלַו־, plural construct שליוי \ שַׂלְוֵי־)

  1. quail