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Ashkenaz

Ashkenaz proper noun: a medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany.

Proper noun

Ashkenaz

  1. A medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany.
    • Similar rulings are found in the writings of the major poskim of Ashkenaz, such as Rabbi Elazar of Worms, author of the Rokeaḥ, Rabbi Yitzḥak ben Moshe of Vienna, and Rabbi Alexander Zusslin Hanoken, author of Sefer Ha'agudah.2024, David Golinkin, “Does Jewish Law Require Yeshivah Students To Be Drafted At Age 18?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 67

Origin of Ashkenaz

Borrowed from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז

Questions about Ashkenaz

What does Ashkenaz mean?
Ashkenaz means a medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany.
What part of speech is Ashkenaz?
Ashkenaz is a proper noun.

Words near Ashkenaz in the dictionary

  1. Ashkar
  2. Ashkars
  3. Ashke-Nazi
  4. Ashke-Nazis
  5. Ashkelon
  6. Ashkenaz
  7. Ashkenazi
  8. Ashkenazic
  9. Ashkenazification
  10. Ashkenazified
  11. Ashkenazim

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