Hashem

Biblical text on a synagogue in Holešov, Czech Republic: "Hashem (ה׳) kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up." (1 Samuel 2:6)

Sign near the site of the Safed massacre, reading הי״ד (H.Y.D., abbreviation of הַשֵּׁם יִקּוֹם דָּמָם Hashem yikkom damam, "may Hashem avenge their blood").

Hashem (Hebrew: השם‎ hšm, literally "the name"; often abbreviated to ה׳ [h′]) is a title used in Judaism to refer to God. It is also a given name and surname.

Religious usage

• In Judaism, HaShem (lit. 'the Name') is employed to refer to God when not in prayer, in which the term Adonai ("my master") is used.

People with the given name

• Hashem Aghajari (born 1957), Iranian historian
• Hashem Akbari (born 1949), Iranian-American professor at Concordia University
• Hashem Akbarian (1897–1971), Iranian wrestler
• Mirza Hashem Amoli (1899–1993), Iranian ayatollah
• Hashem Beikzadeh (born 1984), Iranian footballer
• M. Hashem Pesaran (born 1946), British-Iranian economist
• Mohammad Hashem Taufiqui (1942-2021), Afghan politician

People with the surname

• Ibrahim Hashem (1888–1958), Jordanian lawyer and politician
• Nadia Hashem, Jordanian journalist and politician

Tribes with the given name

• Religion:Banu Hashim

See also

• Hashim
• Hasham (disambiguation)
• Hashemites
• Names of God in Judaism
• Asem

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