השם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ם‎

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

Noun

הַשֵּׁם • (hashém)

Singular definite form of שֵׁם‎ (shém)‎

Proper noun

הַשֵּׁם • (hashém)

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

Usage notes

Usually written as the abbreviation ה׳‎.

Derived terms

למען השם‎

Descendants

English: Hashem

Anagrams

משה‎
שהם‎

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