HY"D

proper noun

English rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific, usually applied to those who died as a result of antisemitism.

OriginHebrew הי״ד →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. English rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific, usually applied to those who died as a result of antisemitism.

Origin

  1. Hebrewהי״ד
  2. EnglishHY"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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APA

HY"D. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HY%22D

MLA

“HY"D.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HY%22D. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HY"D,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HY%22D.

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