Shelom, also spelled as Shalom, is a Hebrew word that is pronounced /ʃəˈlɒm/ in IPA phonetic transcription. The first sound, /ʃ/, is the voiceless postalveolar fricative sound, made by creating a constriction between the tongue and the inner surface of the upper front teeth. The second sound, /ə/, is the schwa vowel sound, which is pronounced with a neutral mouth position. The third sound, /l/, is the voiced alveolar lateral approximant sound. The fourth sound, /ɒ/, is the low back rounded vowel sound pronounced with the mouth slightly open. The final sound, /m/, is the voiced bilabial nasal consonant sound made by closing both lips and producing sound through the nasal cavity.