Hashem

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Biblical text on a synagogue in Holešov, Czech Republic: "HaShem (<templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />ה׳‎) kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up." (1 Samuel 2:6)
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Sign near the site of the Safed massacre, reading <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />הי״ד‎ (H.Y.D., abbreviation of <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />הַשֵּׁם יִקּוֹם דָּמָםHashem yikkom damam, "may HaShem avenge their blood").

Hashem (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />הַשֵּׁם⁩haššēm, literally "the name"; often abbreviated to <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />ה׳‎ [h′]) is a title used in Judaism to refer to God.

Religious usage

  • In Judaism, HaShem (lit. 'the Name') is employed to refer to God when not in prayer, in which the term Adonai ("my master") is used.

People with the given name

People with the surname

Tribes with the given name

See also

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