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Re: What does it mean? (was: Re: LUGnut National Tour)
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Todd Lehman writes:


shalom haberim
shalom haberim
shaloooom shaloooom
lehitra'ot, lehitra'ot
shaloooom shaaalooom

and there might have been more words, but that's the part I remember.

Does anyone know what it means?  (Sorry if I've got it wrong -- it's been
a quarter of a century since I've heard it.)

Ah, that brings back some memories.  Something to do with hello (welcome)
and let there be peace? I learnt it about Grade 2 as well, different
country and all :)  I'm sure Shiri or someone else can provide an exact
translation!  I only remember that one verse and I remember the haberim bit
as hallerem or shallerim but it was a looooong time ago (not quite 25
but still!) and I'm probably wrong too :)

Deidre
drb@tasmail.com


--Todd



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: What does it mean? (was: Re: LUGnut National Tour)
 
In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes: Sorry for following up to my own reply but maybe it was "farewell my friend" rather than hello or welcome... hmmm, the cog wheels are still turning on this one... Hoping someone else will come (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
  Re: What does it mean? (was: Re: LUGnut National Tour)
 
(...) I'll be glad to assist :-) But to understand the song there is something very important one must understand... Shalom is a three-meanings word. It means hello, good-bye, AND peace. So Deidre, you're definitely right about the meaning... now a (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  What does it mean? (was: Re: LUGnut National Tour)
 
(...) It finally just sunk in and hit me where I've heard that word before! -- funny how you read something and your subconscious works on it for sometimes days and then comes up with an answer. In 2nd grade music class, we learned a song that went (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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