Hashem (Hebrew: הַשֵּׁם haššēm, literally "the name"; often abbreviated to ה׳ [h′]) is a title used in Judaism to refer to God.
Biblical text on a synagogue in
Holešov
, Czech Republic: "Hashem (
ה׳
) kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up." (
1 Samuel
2:6)
Sign near the site of the
Safed massacre
, reading
הי״ד
(
H.Y.D.
, abbreviation of
הַשֵּׁם יִקּוֹם דָּמָם
Hashem yikkom damam
, "may Hashem avenge their blood").