השם

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
שׁ־ם‎ (š-m)

הַ־‎ (ha, “the”) +‎ שֵׁם‎ (shem, “name”)

Pronunciation

Noun

הַשֵּׁם • (hashém) m

  1. Singular definite form of שֵׁם‎ (shém)‎

Proper noun

הַשֵּׁם • (hashém)

  1. (Judaism, when quoting a text) a substitute for the Tetragrammaton, used to avoid taking the name in vain
  2. (Judaism) Hashem, God

Usage notes

Usually written as the abbreviation ה׳‎.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: Hashem

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הַשֵּׁם‎ (hashém).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haˈʃɛm/

Proper noun

השם • (hashem) m

  1. (Judaism) Hashem, God
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