Shlomi or Shelomi is a Hebrew name (שלומי or in its
Biblical spelling שלמי). It appears in the
Bible once, in {{Bibleverse, , Numbers, 34:27, HE as the father of Ahihud, the leader of the
Tribe of Asher. It has become popular as a
first name in
Israel. It also serves as a substitute or
pet form of the more traditional name
Shlomo (שלמה).
The correct Biblical pronunciation is with the stress on the "mi" (in "Milra3"), but most Israelis pronounce it with the stress on the "lo" ("Mil3el").
Shlomi means "My
Shalom" where "Shalom" is well-being or peace. It may also mean "The Shalom of 'Y'" where "Y" is the Hebrew short for
Jehovah
Jehovah () is a Latinization of the Hebrew , one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament. The Tetragrammaton is considered one of the seven names of God in Judais ...
, or possibly "having the property of Shalom." (= "Shalom-ful" in English).
Shlomi is also an Israeli development town in the north-west of Israel.
Hebrew-language names