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Akedah

Akedah proper noun: the Binding of Isaac.

Proper noun

Akedah

  1. (Judaism) The Binding of Isaac.
    • Many medieval Jewish communities saw themselves as re-enacting the drama of the Akedah without the redemptive ending.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 118

Forms of Akedah

alternative formAqedah

Origin of Akedah

From Hebrew עֲקֵדָה (aqedá, “the binding of Isaac”, literally “binding”).

Questions about Akedah

What does Akedah mean?
Akedah means the Binding of Isaac.
What part of speech is Akedah?
Akedah is a proper noun.

Words near Akedah in the dictionary

  1. akebi
  2. akebia
  3. akebias
  4. Akebu
  5. aked
  6. Akedah
  7. akee
  8. Akeem
  9. akees
  10. Akehurst
  11. Akei

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