Z"L

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Hebrew ז״ל (Z"L), acronym of זִכְרוֹנוֹ לִבְרָכָה (zikhronó livrakhá, literally “may his memory be a blessing”).

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Z"L

  1. (Judaism) English rendering of a common Hebrew posthumous honorific.
    • 2000, David Golinkin, Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 87:
      Yigdal Amir, the murderer of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin z"l, justified his despicable deed by claiming […]

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