yimakh shemo

English

Alternative forms

  • yimakh shemoy (Yiddish)
  • yemach shemo, yimach shemo (Hebrew)

Etymology

From Yiddish ימח־שמו (yimákh shmóy, “may his name be obliterated”), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ (yīmmaḥ šəmō, “may his name be erased”).

Interjection

yimakh shemo

  1. Traditional Jewish curse, appended to the names of infamous enemies of the Jewish people: May his name be erased.

Antonyms

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