השם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ם (sh-m)

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

Noun

1. Singular definite form of שֵׁם (shém)‎

Proper noun

הַשֵּׁם • (hashém)

1. (Judaism, 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

Descendants

• English: Hashem

Anagrams

• משה
• שהם