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Shin Lamedh Mem

Shin-Lamedh-Mem are the three letter root of many Semitic words,  including shalom and salām, which mean ‘peace’ (among other things) in Hebrew and Arabic respectively. The root itself translates as ‘whole, safe, intact.’

Posted on September 13, 2010 at 6:39 pm in Language, World   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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