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Hi Andy! So, "sheleh" is an aramaic word for "peace". I'm wondering, does the surname Saleh possibly come from "sheleh", too? It's the last name of a friend of mine whose family is from Jordan (they're Muslim). I've always thought Shiloh and Saleh seemed kind of similar, and with the root word "sheleh" it seems even more so. Any ideas? Thanks again.
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I don't know, someone who knows Arabic should answer this. The Arab names supplement of Hanks/Hodges only has SALAH (goodness, righteousness; in fact part of the name Saladdin, Salah al-Din) and SALIH (same root, similar meaning). So there seems to be no peace in these. About the pronunciation of the initial S I'm not sure, there is a little dot beneath it and the book doesn't say what this means (there are also names starting with Sh).
Sorry, that's all I could find. In fact I don't know much about Aramaic either, I took a course 20 years ago and didn't pick up much then. But at least I can read it and understand a little because it's related to Hebrew.
Andy ;—)
Sorry, that's all I could find. In fact I don't know much about Aramaic either, I took a course 20 years ago and didn't pick up much then. But at least I can read it and understand a little because it's related to Hebrew.
Andy ;—)
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