English
lishmah
Lishmah comes from Hebrew לִשְׁמָהּ ‘to/for her/its name’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentלִשְׁמָהּlishmáh‘to/for her/its name’
- Englishtodaylishmah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentלִשְׁמָהּlishmáh‘to/for her/its name’
- Englishtodaylishmah
Every English word from Hebrew לִשְׁמָהּ
Today it means
adv for its own sake, purely for the sake of something, without outside influence such as possible rewards
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew לִשְׁמָהּ / lishmah