zecher tsadik livracha

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Definitions

  • interj. May his memory be for a blessing (appended to the name of a dead person).

Example Sentences

  • "Our tour of Poland took us to the tomb of Rabbi Moshe Isserles, zecher tsadik livracha." (Glinert)

  • "Together with all of Klal Yisrael, the Orthodox Union mourns the passing of Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, zecher tzadik livracha, at age 102." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • זכר צדיק לברכה

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      zekher tsadik livrakha, zecher tzadik livracha, zekher tzadik livrakha

Notes

  • Commonly abbreviated to zatsal.

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