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Z"L

Z"L proper noun: english rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific.

Proper noun

Z"L

  1. (Judaism) English rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific.
    • Yigdal Amir, the murderer of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin z"l, justified his despicable deed by claiming […]2000, David Golinkin, Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 87
    Antonyms:
    yimakh shemo

Antonyms of Z"L

Origin of Z"L

Transliteration of Hebrew ז״ל (Z"L), acronym of זִכְרוֹנוֹ לִבְרָכָה (zikhronó livrakhá, literally “may his memory be a blessing”).

Questions about Z"L

What does Z"L mean?
Z"L means english rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific.
What part of speech is Z"L?
Z"L is a proper noun.

Words near Z"L in the dictionary

  1. Z scores
  2. Z section
  3. Z sections
  4. Z time
  5. Z twist
  6. Z"L
  7. z's
  8. z-
  9. z-average
  10. z-averages
  11. z-axes

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