שלו

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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(See definition)

Preposition

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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
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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

  1. peaceful, calm, serene

Proper noun

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שָׁלֵו (shálevm

  1. a male given name, Shalev

Etymology 3

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

Noun

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שליו / שְׂלָו (slavm (plural indefinite שליוים / שַׂלְוִים, singular construct שליו / שְׂלַו־, plural construct שליוי / שַׂלְוֵי־)

  1. quail

References

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  • שלו” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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