hillul ha-Shem

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Pronunciations

hillul ha-Shem (hee-LOOL hah-SHEM)

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Definitions

  • n. An action that disgraces God's name.

Example Sentences

  • "To me chillhul hashem is if disgrace the Jewish people with your words or actions by behaving in a way highly contrary to how Jews are expected to behave by God, not to confirm to the norms of any given society." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • חילול השם 'lit. desecrating Hashem (lit 'the name')'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      hillul haShem, hilul ha-Shem, hilul haShem, chillul ha-Shem, chillul haShem, chilul ha-Shem, chilul haShem, khillul ha-Shem, khillul haShem, khilul ha-Shem, khilul haShem

Notes

  • The opposite of kiddush ha-Shem.

    "In the Jewish community, an individual’s transgression brings disgrace not only to that person but to the entire Jewish community and to Judaism." (JPS)

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