Hashem

See also: HaShem

English

Alternative forms

• HaShem

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hashem

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

Related terms

• chillul Hashem

 

See also

• names of God in Judaism

Anagrams

• Mahesh