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intj
Traditional curse, appended to the names of infamous enemies of the Jewish people: May his name be erased.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: Z"L
History
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”).
