English
Salem
Salem comes from Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEשָׁלֵםšālēm
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Salem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEשָׁלֵםšālēm
- Englishearliest quotation 2007Salem
Earliest quotation: 2007, David Morgan, Anti-war Iraq vets face punishment over protest: “The third Iraq veteran -- 23-year-old Cloy Richards of…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם
Another origin of Salem
- Tamilmodernசேலம்
- EnglishtodaySalem
Another origin of Salem
- Arabicc. 500–presentسَلِمَsalima‘to be safe, sound, healthy, etc’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentسَالِم‘safe, secure, safe and sound’
- EnglishtodaySalem
Today it means
name The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם / Salem