Mi Shebeirach

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Pronunciations

mi shebeirach (mee sheh-BAY-rach) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The prayer for healing said during a Torah service.

  • n. A telling off; scolding; tirade.

Example Sentences

  • "I can't believe she is so ill. Can we say Mi Sheibeirach for her?"

  • "When making a misheberach for cholim, what is the correct way to say the person’s name if they are a Levi or Kohen." (source)

  • "He gave his kids a strong mishebeyrakh when they started screaming on the plane."

  • "You should have heard the Mi she-beyrech she gave me, and I hardly made a mark on her car!" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH מי שברך mi sheberákh > Y מי־שברך mi-shebeyrekh

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      Mi Sheberach, Mi Sheibeirach, mishebeyrakh, mishebeyrach, mishebayrakh, mishebayrach, misheberach, misheberakh

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