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edah

edah noun: a Jewish community.

Noun

edah (plural edot)

  1. (Judaism) A Jewish community.
    • As for other Sefardic and Oriental Jewish communities, space does not allow us to present separate sources for each Edah. I shall therefore give a composite description of their customs, and readers can consult the sources listed in the footnote.2024, David Golinkin, “The Origin and History of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 53

Forms of edah

pluraledot

Origin of edah

Borrowed from Hebrew עֵדָה

Questions about edah

What does edah mean?
Edah means a Jewish community.
What part of speech is edah?
Edah is a noun.
What is the plural of edah?
The plural of edah is edot.

Words near edah in the dictionary

  1. edacious
  2. edaciously
  3. edaciousness
  4. edacity
  5. edafology
  6. edah
  7. edakka
  8. edakkas
  9. Edalati
  10. Edalatis
  11. Edale

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