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brit milah

brit milah noun: the Jewish ceremony of circumcision normally performed on the eighth day of life.

Noun

brit milah (plural brit milahs)

  1. (Judaism) The Jewish ceremony of circumcision normally performed on the eighth day of life.
    Synonyms:
    bris
  2. A modern reinvention of the Jewish ceremony.

Synonyms of brit milah

Forms of brit milah

pluralbrit milahs
alternative formberit milah
alternative formberith milah
alternative formbris milah

Origin of brit milah

Borrowed from Hebrew בְּרִית מִילָה (literally “covenant of circumcision”).

Questions about brit milah

What does brit milah mean?
Brit milah means the Jewish ceremony of circumcision normally performed on the eighth day of life.
What part of speech is brit milah?
Brit milah is a noun.
What is the plural of brit milah?
The plural of brit milah is brit milahs.

Words near brit milah in the dictionary

  1. brit
  2. brit ben
  3. Brit Brit
  4. brit chayim
  5. Brit Lit
  6. brit milah
  7. brit milahs
  8. brit shalom
  9. brit tikkun
  10. Brit-
  11. Brit-com

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