Yeshivish glossary term
lo aleinu
לא עלינו
Meaning
- may it not happen to us
- God spare us
Alternate spellings
lo aleynu
Usage and context
Said when mentioning illness, tragedy, or another misfortune, usually as a brief expression of compassion and distance from the calamity.
- Category
- idiom
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
Their house burned down, lo aleinu.
Plain-English example
Their house burned down; may such a tragedy not happen to us.