"Sh'mo" is what I hear people saying during the conservative movement's daily service, though I'm sure it's said in other movements. It seems to be used like someone might use to affirm something, but I'm just not sure, and I can't find it written out in the siddur.
"B'rikh hu" is how the other words are written in my siddur.
2006-07-04 17:12:37 · 8 answers · asked by Tara 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Added: I've seen the Hebrew letters for b'rikh hu, but I haven't seen them for sh'mo. Sorry.
Oh, and I did do searches for these, but the sites that come up have either been unrelated (i.e. didn't define or translate them) or they were so overwhelming that I couldn't find where to look! I figured there might be some Hebrew-speakers here, whom I could just ask directly.
B'rikh hu is bet-reish-yod-kaf hei-alef
I wish I could provide more for the sh'mo, which sounds like shim-mem.
I don't know the names for vowels yet, so I left them out! :-)
2006-07-04 17:48:16 · update #1
B'rikh hu= Blessed is he
Sh'mo = His name
2006-07-04 17:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Ponderingwisdom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From what I found searching B'rikh Hu means "is for you" and here is what i copy/pasted from a site about "sh'mo"
'Five columns of a Torah start with letters other than vav. These letters, when read in sequence and then terminated with a vav (so that they create a mnemonic phrase), spell out the two word b'yah sh'mo ("Whose name is the Lord," Ps. 68:5).
This comes form the following site:
http://www.smu.edu/bridwell/supportbridwell/publications/chinese_torah_scroll/pt3ch2.html
Hope I helped ya some.
2006-07-04 17:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by gospelguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i speak hebrew but i dont understand your english translation can you tell me what the hebrew letters r? i think its shin o vowel hay ovowel not sure can u tell me? if not i will telluwhat i think it means its ok i just want to make sure i am telling u the right meaning
bri means bleesed and rikh hu means he so the meaning of b'irkh hiu is he is blessed
sh'mo is a little triky i know in yiddish it means to jerk your head i am pretty sure it means his name but i am not entirley sure c i am use to reading it from hebrew and translating into english i hope i have helped i am going to talk to my rabbi tommorrow and see what she says wait sh'mo umm...yeah it is his name i remember now it is shin hay mem o oh i um sry k i hope i didnt confuse u
so shmo is his name and birkh hu is he is blessed k here thats less confusing
2006-07-04 17:40:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous poster got it correct.
After hearing God's name in a blessing, it is customary for the congregants to say "baruch hu uvaruch shemo" [ברוך הוא וברוך שמו] which translates as "Blessed is He and blessed is His name."
2006-07-06 06:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the phrase means in totality "blessed be He and His name". some people tend to swallow the first half of the phrase and all that comes out is "mmmm SHMO!"
I suggest trying to find a forum for discussing judaism and torah. this place is mostly filled with christians.
2006-07-04 18:51:33 · answer #5 · answered by Indecisive 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go on the internet and type in esword and down load
2006-07-04 17:26:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was wondering the same question myself today
2016-08-23 01:11:24 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not consider that to be true
2016-09-19 23:28:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋