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Hashem

/hɑˈʃɛm/

Hashem proper noun: a substitute for the Tetragrammaton.

Proper noun (1)

Hashem

  1. A substitute for the Tetragrammaton.
  2. A name used by many Jews in ordinary conversation to refer to God.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: HaShem

HaShem

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Hashem.

Forms of Hashem

alternative formHaShem

Origin of Hashem

From Hebrew הַשֵּׁם (hashém, literally “the name”), likely via Yiddish השם (hashem).

Phrases with Hashem

Questions about Hashem

What does Hashem mean?
Hashem means a substitute for the Tetragrammaton.
What part of speech is Hashem?
Hashem is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hashem?
Hashem is pronounced /hɑˈʃɛm/.

Words near Hashem in the dictionary

  1. hashed out
  2. hashed over
  3. hashed up
  4. hasheesh
  5. hasheeshes
  6. Hashem
  7. Hashemi
  8. Hashemis
  9. hashemite
  10. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
  11. Hashemites

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Hashem (page history and authors); HaShem (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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