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chillul Hashem

/xiːˈluːl hɑˈʃɛm/

chillul Hashem noun: a disgrace before God; especially, shameful behavior by a Jew seen as 'giving God a bad name'.

Noun

chillul Hashem

  1. A disgrace before God; especially, shameful behavior by a Jew seen as 'giving God a bad name'.
    • Undoubtedly, the non-enlistment of Ḥaredi yeshivah students beginning in 1948, and its significant expansion from 1977 until today when there are 63,000 Ḥaredi yeshivah students not serving in the IDF, constitutes a massive Ḥillul Hashem. This has caused a high percentage of Jews in the State of...2024, David Golinkin, “Does Jewish Law Require Yeshivah Students To Be Drafted At Age 18?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 70

Forms of chillul Hashem

alternative formhillul Hashem

Origin of chillul Hashem

Borrowed from Hebrew חילול השם.

Questions about chillul Hashem

What does chillul Hashem mean?
Chillul Hashem means a disgrace before God; especially, shameful behavior by a Jew seen as 'giving God a bad name'.
What part of speech is chillul Hashem?
Chillul Hashem is a noun.
How do you pronounce chillul Hashem?
Chillul Hashem is pronounced /xiːˈluːl hɑˈʃɛm/.

Words near chillul Hashem in the dictionary

  1. chills to the bone
  2. chillsome
  3. chillstep
  4. chillth
  5. chillu
  6. chillul Hashem
  7. chillum
  8. Chillumbrum
  9. chillumchee
  10. chillumchees
  11. chillums

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