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Hashemn.Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew haššēm. Etymology: < Hebrew haššēm, lit. ‘the name’ < ha- the + šēm name.Origin of the Hebrew use. In biblical Hebrew, šēm 'ăḏōnāy ‘the name of the Lord’ occurs frequently, chiefly in collocations which often refer to acts of praise and worship, e.g. ‘praise the name of the Lord’, ‘bless the name of the Lord’, ‘the name of the Lord is exalted’. Instances of haššēm ‘the name’ in such contexts without the Tetragrammaton are rare. One such instance is Leviticus 24:11 ‘and the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the Name of the Lord, and cursed’ (King James Version; the translation adds of the Lord by way of explanation, but the original only has haššēm ), but this may show a later scribal substitution. In later Hebrew a progressive substitution occurred; first 'ăḏōnāy ‘my Lord’ was substituted for the original sacred name of God (see discussion at Adonai n.), and later even the use of 'ăḏōnāy was avoided out of respect, haššēm being substituted for it. Earlier instances in English contexts. Compare earlier instances (from the end of the 16th cent.) of the transliterated Hebrew expression in English contexts, e.g.:1598 tr. M. Chemnitz Substantial & Godly Expos. Lords Praier 49 The Iewes because they will not pronounce the name Iehovah, in stead thereof vse Shem. Thence the Caldie paraphrase for God himselfe, putteth Shem and Hashem, a name.1693 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. I. vii. 224 They [sc. heathens] seem to have derived something from what the Iews practis'd, concerning the Great Tetragrammaton, which was call'd by them Hashem,..the Name appropriate to God, the unexpressible Name.1851 J. Kitto Daily Bible Illustr. II. 150 Frequently..the Hebrews did, and do, use the word hash-shem, ‘the Name’, for ‘Jehovah’. Ancient evidence of the custom of thus alluding to the Deity, without mentioning his name, has been found upon the marbles of Palmyra. Judaism. the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > name of > scriptural name(s) 1877 C. Taylor tr. Berakoth in 138 Any benediction which is without mention of ha-Shem..is no benediction at all. 1974 C. Ozick in May 173/2 Who says Ha-shem stops talking..? A wish is the voice, a dream is the voice, an imagination is the voice, all is the voice of Ha-shem the Creator. 1986 F. Kellerman iv. 36 I thank Hashem that I'm alive. 2018 (Nexis) 30 Mar. 17 Our consistent reflection upon our ultimate redemption is precisely what imbues us with an appreciation that Hashem will deliver us from our ordeals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.1877 |
/haˈʃɛm/, U.S.