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.