השם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ם (sh-m)

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ha.ʃɛm/

Noun

הַשֵּׁם • (hashém) m

1. singular definite form of שֵׁם (shém)‎

Proper noun

הַשֵּׁם • (hashém)

1. (Judaism, euphemistic, 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

• למען השם
• חילול השם

Descendants

• English: Hashem

Anagrams

• משה
• שהם

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הַשֵּׁם (hashém).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈʃɛm/

Proper noun

השם • (hashem) m

1. (Judaism) Hashem, God