What Does IM Yirtzeh HaShem Mean

Definitions. if G-d wills it, G-d willing (used when making plans for or describing the future)

im yirtzeh hashem - Jewish English Lexicon

ALTERNATIVE SPELLINGS

im yirtze hashem, immertsashem, im yirtse Hashem, mertsishem, mirtsishem, mirtseshem

DEFINITIONS

• if God wills it, God willing (used when making plans for or describing the future)

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• "Im yirtzeh Hashem I'll be in grad school next year." Used as a wish: "Im yirtze Hashem by you..."

LANGUAGES OF ORIGIN

Textual Hebrew, Yiddish

ETYMOLOGY

Heb אם ירצה השם im yirtsé hashém, lit. 'if God wills it; God-willing', Yiddish אם־ירצה־השם im yirtse hashém/mírtshem/mírtseshem/mértseshem

WHO USES THIS

Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

REGIONS

North America

DICTIONARIES

The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

NOTES

Sometimes abbreviated אי''ה. See also b'ezrat hashem.

Reference From; Jewish English Lexicon