זִכְרוֹנוֹ לִבְרָכָה, זֵכֶר צַדִּיק לִבְרָכָה, זַ"ל זצ"ל

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Of blessed memory, Blessed be the memory of the righteous!

הגדרה (אנגלית)

An expression said to honor a person who has passed away, placed immediately after mentioning their name (and additionally marking the fact of their passing if it was not otherwise known).

("The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot" - Proverbs 10:7, and so: "And you, my mother, my mother, were gentle before me when you were hanging in the shadow of my father. His memory is a blessing" - Abraham Mapu/ Ayt Tsavoa, 24, and so: "My mother, her memory is a blessing, her righteousness was complete/ and in her widowhood, a poor and depraved woman" - H.N. Bialik/ My mother, Her memory leads to blessing, and so: "And the way of the rabbi, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch, his memory leads to blessing in his work was in a different way, not like the way of the Hasidim who were taught in the way of the Be'esh"t, the memory of a righteous man leads to blessing" - Shai Agnon/ Sifurei HaBe'esh"t/ This is good)