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bread of affliction

bread of affliction noun: matzo.

Noun

bread of affliction (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) Matzo.

Origin of bread of affliction

A calque from Deuteronomy.

Questions about bread of affliction

What does bread of affliction mean?
Bread of affliction means matzo.
What part of speech is bread of affliction?
Bread of affliction is a noun.

Words near bread of affliction in the dictionary

  1. bread meal
  2. bread mold
  3. bread molds
  4. bread mould
  5. bread moulds
  6. bread of affliction
  7. bread of life
  8. bread of wheat
  9. bread palm
  10. bread pan
  11. bread pans

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