Etymology

HY"D

Today it means: English rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific, usually applied to those who died as a result of antisemitism. Full definition →

Hebrew הי״ד
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromהי״ד
  2. English todayHY"D

Transliteration of Hebrew הי״ד (literally “H.Y.D.”) the Hebrew language acronym for השם יקום דמו (hašem yiqqkōm damō, literally “may Hashem avenge his blood”) or השם יקום דמה (hašem yiqqōm dáma, literally “may Hashem avenge her blood”).

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