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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם (l'shém shamáyim, “in heaven's name”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
לשם־שמים • (lesheym-shomayem)
- for the love of God, for God's sake