Yimakh shemo (Hebrew: יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ, romanized: yīmmaḥ šəmō, lit. 'may his name be erased') is a Hebrew curse placed after the name of particular enemies of the Jewish people.[1] A variant is yimakh shemo v'zikhro (Hebrew: יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ וְזִכְרוֹ, romanized: yīmmaḥ šəmō vəzīḵrō, lit. 'may his name and his memory be erased').[2]
^Steinmetz, Sol (2005). Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 39. ISBN 9780742543874. yimach shemo! 'May he be cursed!' Literally, 'May his name be blotted out!' Also, yimach shemo vezichro!, plural, yimach shemom (vezichrom). (Literally) 'May his name and memory be blotted out!' Used after an individual's name, as in Haman yimach shemo!
^Bermant, Chaim (1974). The walled garden: the saga of Jewish family life and tradition. The darkest curse in the Hebrew language is yemach shemo vezichro, 'may his name and remembrance be obliterated"
Yimakhshemo (Hebrew: יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ, romanized: yīmmaḥ šəmō, lit. 'may his name be erased') is a Hebrew curse placed after the name of particular enemies...
classification symbol: Stevedoring barge (YS) Y.S., abbreviation for yimakhshemo This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title YS...
e. evil, despised, etc.) are sometimes embellished with the phrase "Yimakhshemo" ימח שמו, "May his name be blotted out". Another phrase is "Shem reshaim...
lights or anything else that will make a wonderfully annoying noise". Yimakhshemo ("May his name be erased") Crotalus, a similar object used by Catholics...
uncensored version). In the Toledot Yeshu the name of Yeshu is taken to mean yimakhshemo. In all cases of its use, the references to Yeshu are associated with...
and connected the dropping of the final ayin with the ancient curse yimakhshemo. After his death, Kemper's student Andreas Norrelius (1679–1749) translated...
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