Hashem

This article is about the name. For places in Iran, see Hashem, Iran (disambiguation).

See also: Hashim

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: הַשֵּׁם⁩ haššēm, literally "the name"; often abbreviated to ה׳ [h′]) is a title used in Judaism to refer to God.

## Religious usage

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* 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

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* 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
* Hashem Kolahi (1956-2024), Iranian Olympic wrestler
* M. Hashem Pesaran (born 1946), British-Iranian economist
* Hashem Safieddine (1964–2024), Lebanese Shia cleric and Hezbollah militant leader
* Mohammad Hashem Taufiqui (1942–2021), Afghan politician

## People with the surname

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* Abdullah Hashem (born 1983), Egyptian-American religious leader and founder of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
* Ibrahim Hashem (1888–1958), Jordanian lawyer and politician
* Nadia Hashem (died 2023), Jordanian journalist and politician

## Tribes with the given name

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* Banu Hashim – Clan of the Quraysh tribe

## See also

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

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