• The stress in many of the Hebrew words is on the last syllable, and so in this case, thus on "lom".
• The meaning of the word is "peace" from the root meaning "complete", but it is used as a greeting on arrival and leaving, as "hello" and "goodbye".
• It can also mean "good" in the greeting "Shabbat Shalom" id. "Good Shabbat".
• We shall mention other meanings as we come across them.

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