HaKadosh Baruch Hu
Alternative Spellings
Hakodesh baruch hu, Hakodosh boruch hu
Definitions
- God, lit. "The Holy One, Blessed Be He"
Example Sentences
- "After HaKadosh Baruch Hu brought the Jews out of Egypt, they wandered for forty years."
Languages of Origin
Textual Hebrew
Etymology
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Who Uses This
Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
Regions
North America
Dictionaries
The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
Notes
one of a number of Hebrew euphemisms for the name of God. Common acronym: HKBK
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