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cheshbon hanefesh

cheshbon hanefesh noun: a Jewish practice before the High Holidays where a person takes time to reflect on their character and actions.

Noun

cheshbon hanefesh (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) a Jewish practice before the High Holidays where a person takes time to reflect on their character and actions.

Forms of cheshbon hanefesh

alternative formcheshbon nefesh

Origin of cheshbon hanefesh

Borrowed from Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן הַנֶּפֶשׁ (kheshbón hanéfesh, “accounting of the soul”)

Questions about cheshbon hanefesh

What does cheshbon hanefesh mean?
Cheshbon hanefesh means a Jewish practice before the High Holidays where a person takes time to reflect on their character and actions.
What part of speech is cheshbon hanefesh?
Cheshbon hanefesh is a noun.

Words near cheshbon hanefesh in the dictionary

  1. chesed
  2. Chesepian
  3. Chesepians
  4. Chesham
  5. Chesham Bois
  6. cheshbon hanefesh
  7. cheshbon nefesh
  8. Chesher
  9. Cheshier
  10. Cheshiers
  11. Cheshire

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