Hebrew letters Hey-Yud-Dalet after a name

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I'd seen some stuff written about a man, with the Hebrew הי"ד (Hey-Yud-quotes-Dalet) after his name. What does that mean?

Largely subsumed by the later http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/6309. — msh210, Oct 03 '11 at 01:23

Yahu · Answer 1 · 2010-03-22T17:22:37.950

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The correct words are "Hashem Yikom Damav". We refer to the murder of one person as "Shefichas Damim" , the blood being plural.

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I just saw in the daf yomi that there is discussion about why the Torah uses the plural regarding the blood of Hevel (Abel) when he was killed by Cain. One answer given is because when one is killed, all his potential future descendants are also "killed". Hence, Hashem Yikom Dam*av*, G-d shall avenge his "bloods". That is why we refer to murder as "shefichas dam*im*".

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answered Mar 19 '10 at 17:35

Yahu

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Way to add Torah content to a simple grammatical note! – Isaac Moses Mar 22 '10 at 17:29
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Mishna Sanhedrin 4:5 is the source he refers to. – רבות מחשבות Oct 29 '18 at 15:54

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 04 '10 at 22:19

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Stands for "Hashem Yikom Damo" -- "may God avenge his (her/their) blood." Used after the name of a Jew who was murdered.

answered Jan 04 '10 at 22:19

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The correct words are "Hashem Yikom Damav" – Yahu Mar 19 '10 at 17:35
@Yahu, we say nikmas dam avadecha hashafuch. – msh210 Dec 02 '11 at 19:50
how do you spell it in hebrew? – Apr 16 '14 at 20:18
@max ה' יקום דמ(י)ו – Scimonster Apr 17 '14 at 05:05

Hebrew letters Hey-Yud-Dalet after a name

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