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yimakh shemo

/jɪˌmæx ʃəˈmoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yi-makh she-mo
IPA
/jɪˌmæx ʃəˈmoʊ/
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Traditional curse, appended to the names of infamous enemies of the Jewish people: May his name be erased.

Etymology

From Yiddish ימח־שמו (yimákh shmóy, “may his name be obliterated”), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ (yīmmaḥ šəmō, “may his name be erased”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ימח־שמו, יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ, שׁ־ו־ם

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /jɪˌmæx ʃəˈmoʊ/

Inflected Forms

yimakh shemoy (alternative) yemach shemo (alternative) yimach shemo (alternative)

Antonyms

Z"L

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce yimakh shemo?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɪˌmæx ʃəˈmoʊ/.
What does yimakh shemo mean?
Traditional curse, appended to the names of infamous enemies of the Jewish people: May his name be erased.
Where does yimakh shemo come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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