שלו

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Preposition

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

• This form also frequently results from שֶׁ־ (she-) + לוֹ (lo).

Etymology 2

Proper noun

שָׁלֵו • (shalév) m

1. a male given name, Shalev

Alternative forms

• שליו
• שלוו

Usage notes

In ktiv male (unvowelized spelling) rules, a final consonantal ו isn't marked, so the standard spelling is שלו, just like קו (kav, “line”), צו (tsav, “order”), and כסלו (Kislev). Some exceptions from Classical Hebrew add a י before consonantal ו: שליו (slav, “quail”), סתיו (stav, “autumn”), עניו (anáv, “humble”), עכשיו (akhsháv, “now”), and letter names וי״ו (va"v) and תי״ו (ta"v); in these cases, the preceding vowel is /a/, and an analogy is made with the pronominal suffix ־יו (where the י originates from the plural morpheme). In Mishnaic Hebrew, the identical spelling of שָׁלֵו (shalév, “tranquil”) and שְׂלָו (slav, “quail”) was exploited for midrashic interpretation (Yoma 75b). The Academy recommends writing the personal name שלו without י, though with י is also fine.

Adjective

שליו / שָׁלֵו • (shalév)

1. defective spelling of שליו ("peaceful, calm, serene").

Etymology 3

Noun

שליו / שְׂלָו • (slav) m

1. defective spelling of שליו ("quail").