Yeshivish glossary term
chas v'shalom
חס ושלום
Meaning
- God forbid
- heaven forbid
- certainly not
Alternate spellings
chas veshalom, chas v'sholem
Usage and context
Used to reject or distance an undesirable possibility, accusation, or interpretation.
- Category
- interjection
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
Chas v'shalom, I did not mean that anyone should get hurt.
Plain-English example
God forbid, I did not mean that anyone should get hurt.