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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Hashem en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /hɑˈʃɛm/
  • /həˈʃɛm/

Etymology

From Hebrew הַשֵּׁם (hashém, literally “the name”), likely via Yiddish השם (hashem).

Meanings

  1. A substitute for the Tetragrammaton.
  2. A name used by many Jews in ordinary conversation to refer to God.

Forms

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HaShem alternative lexicographic

Relateds

chillul Hashem · baruch Hashem · b'ezrat Hashem · names of God in Judaism