Hashem

See also: HaShem

English

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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.

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