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.

## Contents

* 1 Religious usage
* 2 People with the given name
* 3 People with the surname
* 4 Tribes with the given name
* 5 See also

## 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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