HaKadosh Baruch Hu

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Pronunciations

HaKadosh Baruch Hu (ha-kah-DOSH bah-ruch HOO) listen
HaKadosh Baruch Hu (ha-KAH-dosh BAH-rooch hoo) listen

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Definitions

  • n. God.

Example Sentences

  • "After HaKadosh Baruch Hu brought the Jews out of Egypt, they wandered for forty years."

  • "Ha-Kodesh Borchu must have been watching over me..." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • הקדוש ברוך הוא, lit. 'the Holy One Blessed be He'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      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).

      Alternative Spellings

      Hakodesh baruch hu, Hakodosh boruch hu

Notes

  • One of a number of Hebrew euphemisms for the name of God.

    Common acronym: HKBK

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