lo aleinu
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lo aleinu
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From Yiddish לא־עלינו (loy oleynu) and Hebrew לֹא עָלֵינוּ (“lit. (may it) not [be] upon us”).
interjection loy aleinu · loy aleynu · loy oleynu
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may it not happen to us; an expression that indicates a desire that a previously mentioned negative thing not happen again or effect anyone else
"Did you hear? There was an antisemitic attack yesterday!" — "That's horrible! Lo aleinu!"
Similar: God forbid
Talk about this word "lo aleinu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lo%20aleinu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lo aleinu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lo%20aleinu "lo aleinu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lo%20aleinu.Cite this
@misc{lo_aleinu_2026,
title = {lo aleinu},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lo%20aleinu},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
