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HY"D

HY"D proper noun: english rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific, usually applied to those who died as a result of antisemitism.

Proper noun

HY"D

  1. English rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific, usually applied to those who died as a result of antisemitism.

Origin of HY"D

Transliteration of Hebrew הי״ד (literally “H.Y.D.”) the Hebrew language acronym for השם יקום דמו (hašem yiqqkōm damō, literally “may Hashem avenge his blood”) or השם יקום דמה (hašem yiqqōm dáma, literally “may Hashem avenge her blood”).

Questions about HY"D

What does HY"D mean?
HY"D means english rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific, usually applied to those who died as a result of antisemitism.
What part of speech is HY"D?
HY"D is a proper noun.

Words near HY"D in the dictionary

  1. hx
  2. hxc
  3. HXT
  4. HXTs
  5. Hy
  6. HY"D
  7. hy-spy
  8. hyaa
  9. hyacine
  10. hyacines
  11. hyacinth

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