ʃˈæləm bˈeɪɪt ɪz ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə bˌiːɪŋ ɐ bˈæɹiɚ fɚðɪ ɛskˈeɪp əvə bˈæɾɚd wˈʊmən, fɔːɹ fˈɪɹ ʌvðə ʃˈeɪm bɹˈɔːt tə ðoʊz dᵻnˈaɪd ɐ ɡɛt ænd klˈeɪmz baɪ ðɪ ɐbjˈuːsɚ ðæt ˈæskɪŋ fɚɹə ɡɛt ɪz ɐ dɪsɹˈʌpʃən tə mˈæɹɪɾəl pˈiːs, ðˈʌs vˈaɪəleɪɾɪŋ ɐ dᵻvˈaɪn blˈɛsɪŋ.
Shalom bayit is attributed to being a barrier for the escape of a battered woman, for fear of the shame brought to those denied a get and claims by the abuser that asking for a get is a disruption to marital peace, thus violating a divine blessing.