Pronounced “hah-shem,” it literally means “The Name” and is used by some Jews in place of trying to say the Tetragrammaton, the holy, four-letter name of God. Others use Adonai for this purpose.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...