Rakhmana litslan (רחמנא ליצלן) means God forbid in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רַחְמָנָא לִיצְלַן
rakhmana litslan
word
In English
God forbid
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rakhmana litslan.
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. בראשי תיבות: ר"ל או רח"ל.
The word Rakhmana litslan is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- רַחְמָנָא לִיצְלַן
- Written without vowel points
- רחמנא ליצלן
- Said
- rakhmana litslan
- Gematria
- 509
This is how Rakhmana litslan is said in other languages.
- English
- God forbid
- Arabic
- لا سمح الله
- Russian
- Боже упаси
These words mean nearly the same as Rakhmana litslan.
- רחמנא לשיזבןGod forbid
- השם ישמור
- חס וחלילה
- חס ושלום
- שלא נדע
- לא עלינוgod forbid
- למען השםfor heaven's sake
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What does Rakhmana litslan (רחמנא ליצלן) mean in Hebrew?
Rakhmana litslan (רחמנא ליצלן) means God forbid. It is said rakhmana litslan, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Rakhmana litslan (רחמנא ליצלן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rakhmana litslan (רחמנא ליצלן) are רחמנא לשיזבן, השם ישמור, חס וחלילה, חס ושלום, שלא נדע, and לא עלינו.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רחמנא ליצלן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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