"יש״ו" meaning in Hebrew

See יש״ו in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: yáshu [romanization]
Etymology: Acronym of יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ (yimákh sh'mó, literally “May his name be obliterated”), from יִמַּח (yimákh, “let be blotted out”) + שְׁמוֹ (sh'mó, “his name”). Etymology templates: {{acronym|he|יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ|lit=May his name be obliterated|tr=yimákh sh'mó}} Acronym of יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ (yimákh sh'mó, literally “May his name be obliterated”), {{com|he|יִמַּח <t:let be blotted out>|שְׁמוֹ <t:his name>}} יִמַּח (yimákh, “let be blotted out”) + שְׁמוֹ (sh'mó, “his name”) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|tr=yáshu}} יש״ו • (yáshu)
  1. A curse, specifically a damnatio memoriae, suffixed to the names of particular enemies of the Jewish people.
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