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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.
5 paź 2024 · A shorthand way of writing זכרונו\ה\ם\ן לברכה (zikhronó/á/ám/án livrakhá) or זכרו\ה\ם\ן לברכה (zikhró/á/ám/án livrakhá), both of which mean “may his/her/their memory be a blessing”.
22 paź 2016 · July 2, 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."
5 paź 2024 · z.l. (Hebrew) Of blessed memory, may he/she/they rest in peace; used after a reference to one or more people who died. Yitzhak Rabin (z"l) was a warrior turned peace-maker.
4 cze 2021 · 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.
In Hebrew transliteration: "zekher tzadik livrakha" and in Hebrew: "זכר צדיק לברכה ". The English abbreviation commonly used is "ZT"L" and in Hebrew, "זצ״ל " is used. It is pronounced in reading as "zatzal". It may be also written as "ZTz"L".
