Peace be upon him (Judaism)
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Peace be upon him (Hebrew: עליו השלום; alav ha-shalom) is a phrase that Orthodox Jews are accustomed to say after mentioning the name of the Jewish prophet Moses and several other major prophets.
It is customary to add alav ha-shalom to the names of major prophets including Moses (Moshe), Abraham (Avraham), Isaac (Yitzchak) and Jacob (Yaakov).
However, it is also commonly placed behind the names of other deceased Jews; It is particularly common after the names of deceased righteous women. In English, it is customarily abbreviated to "a'h".
Other honorifics that may be used for deceased Jews include:
- זיכרונו לברכה zichrono livrachah, abbreviated ז"ל (Z"L): 'of blessed memory' (male version)
- זיכרונה לברכה, zichronah livrachah, Female version
- זכר צדיק לברכה, zecher tzadik livrachah, abbreviated זצ"ל (ZT"L): 'may the memory of the righteous be a blessing'
- זכר קדוש לברכה, zecher kadosh livrachah, abbreviated זק"ל (ZK"L): 'may the memory of the saintly be a blessing' — used for especially saintly persons and also for those regarded as martyrs
