English Explanatory Dictionary

Hashem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A substitute for the Tetragrammaton.
  2. A name used by many Jews in ordinary conversation to refer to God.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Hashem.

Pronunciation

/hɑˈʃɛm/ /həˈʃɛm/

Word forms

Hashem

Etymology

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

Related words

baruch Hashem b'ezrat Hashem chillul Hashem names of God in Judaism
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on H Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary