Rakhmana leshezvan (רחמנא לשיזבן) means God forbid in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רַחֲמָנָא לְשֵׁזְבָן
rakhmana leshezvan
word
In English
God forbid
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rakhmana leshezvan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ביטוי הנאמר אחרי אזכור של תופעה שלילית: אסון, חטא וכדומה, בדרך כלל כניסיון להתנער ממנה.
The word Rakhmana leshezvan is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- רַחֲמָנָא לְשֵׁזְבָן
- Written without vowel points
- רחמנא לשיזבן
- Said
- rakhmana leshezvan
- Gematria
- 698
This is how Rakhmana leshezvan is said in other languages.
- English
- God forbid
- Arabic
- لا سمح الله
These words mean nearly the same as Rakhmana leshezvan.
- רחמנא ליצלןGod forbid
- השם ישמור
- חס וחלילה
- חס ושלום
- שלא נדע
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What does Rakhmana leshezvan (רחמנא לשיזבן) mean in Hebrew?
Rakhmana leshezvan (רחמנא לשיזבן) means God forbid. It is said rakhmana leshezvan, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Rakhmana leshezvan (רחמנא לשיזבן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rakhmana leshezvan (רחמנא לשיזבן) are רחמנא ליצלן, השם ישמור, חס וחלילה, חס ושלום, and שלא נדע.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רחמנא לשיזבן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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