Hebrew Etymology More information Root ...Rootשׁ־ם (sh-m)1 termClose הַ־ (ha, “the”) + שֵׁם (shem, “name”) Pronunciation (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ha.ʃɛm/ Noun הַשֵּׁם • (hashém) m singular definite form of שֵׁם (shém) Proper noun הַשֵּׁם • (hashém) (Judaism, euphemistic, when quoting a text) a substitute for the Tetragrammaton, used to avoid taking the name in vain (Judaism) Hashem, God Usage notes Usually written as the abbreviation ה׳. Derived terms למען השם חילול השם Descendants English: Hashem Anagrams משה שהם Yiddish Etymology From Hebrew הַשֵּׁם (hashém). Pronunciation IPA(key): /haˈʃɛm/ Proper noun השם • (hashem) m (Judaism) Hashem, GodWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.