lishmahとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Hebrew לִשְׁמָהּ (lishmáh, “to/for her/its name”). See Torah lishmah (“Torah for its own sake”).

発音

• (General American, influenced by Sephardic Hebrew/Israeli Hebrew pronunciation) IPA: /liʃˈma/, [lɪʃˈmɑ]
• (General American, influenced by Ashkenazic Hebrew/Yiddish pronunciation) IPA: /ləʃˈmɒ/, [ləʃˈmɔ]

副詞

lishmah (comparative more lishmah, superlative most lishmah)

1. (Judaism, Jewish English, Yinglish) for its own sake, purely for the sake of something, without outside influence such as possible rewards

   A true tzadik doesn't do a mitzvah for skhar, rather he does a mitzvah lishmah and b'simcha!

参照

• Jewish English Lexicon [1]