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Salem

Salem

37 4.9
A name for several towns or a greeting that means peace
  • proper noun
  • /ˈseɪləm/
: Salem
  • I am Melchizedek, king and the Lord's high priest of Salem.
  • Winston-Salem
  • Old Salem
  • Salem, N.C.

So when Melchizedek was in the land, he was the priest king of Salem.

Examples

  • Welcome to Salem.

    The Crucible (1996)

  • All funds will be overseen by the Salem pastors and elders.

    Blog text (28)

  • George visited Salem on October 29, 1789.

    Blog text (16)

  • New Salem State Historic Site: Petersburg, Illinois

    Blog text (16)

  • When I need to get away and pray, one of my favorite spots is the sanctuary at Salem Lutheran Church (one of the congregations I serve).

    Blog text (31)

  • Salem Church is a distribution center for Staten Island to supply victims with blankets, socks, toiletries, water, diapers, etc.

    Blog text (28)

  • She is a graduate of Leadership Winston-Salem and is a board member of The Children's Center of Surry and Yadkin.

    Blog text (16)

  • Welcome to Salem.

  • I visited Salem last summer and enjoyed its historic sites.

  • The name Salem means 'peace' in Arabic.

Synonyms

shalom
vsSalem
20 7.0

A Hebrew word for peace used to say hello or goodbye

is also a place name rather than only a greeting
shanti
vsSalem
1 9.9

A short spoken call for quiet and calm

is instead used as a place name or greeting expressing peace
shantih
vsSalem
1 9.9

A personal name from Sanskrit meaning peace

is used as a place name or as a greeting meaning peace

Surface Forms

Salem main

Etymology

Salem comes from a Semitic root like S-L-M, the same idea behind Hebrew Shalom and Arabic salam, all meaning 'peace', so Salem as a place name or a greeting recalls the idea of 'peace'.