Pronunciations

Definitions

• interj. God forbid; expresses the desire that something not happen.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• TH חס וחלילה > Y חס־וחלילה khas vekholile
  

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
• Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

Regions

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

Dictionaries

• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

Alternative Spellings

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