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Acronyms — in Hebrew, Aramaic and transliteration — appear frequently in Jewish correspondence, books, spoken conversation and even on gravestones. Famous rabbis are frequently referred to by their acronyms.
22 paź 2016 · Z"L after a person's name means that that person is dead. It is an abbreviation for the Hebrew phrase Zichrono livracha. [Of Blessed Memory.] The feminine form is zichronah livracha. The correct way to pronounce the abbreviation is "zahl." Jews love acronyms.
29 kwi 2017 · You’ve probably heard this saying before or seen it (or its abbreviated form, z”l) on a plaque or a donor’s wall, but have you ever wondered what it really means? How many ways can the memory of a person be a blessing?
A shorthand way of writing זכרונו\ה\ם\ן לברכה (zikhronó/á/ám/án livrakhá), which means “may his/her/their memory be a blessing”.
27 wrz 2024 · Transliteration of Hebrew ז״ל (Z"L), acronym of זיכרונו לברכה (zikhronó liv'rakhá, literally “may his memory be a blessing”).
7 mar 2016 · Just the Z would stand for "Zichrah" instead of "Zichro". And by the way Yakov welcome to Mi Yodeya. If you haven’t done so already, you should take a look at the tour. Please consider registering your account, to enable more site features, including voting.
4 cze 2021 · עברית. Jun 5, 2021. #3. In Hebrew letters: ז"ל. זכרונו (m)/זכרונה (f) לברכה. You must log in or register to reply here. Hello. What do the ZL letters mean? I have seen them on Facebook, in comments to a Jew who died. Many of the comments put only those two letters.
