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hecher

hecher adjective: louder.

Adjective

hecher (not comparable)

  1. (English, Jewish, Judaism) louder
    • The baal korei was so shy the tzibbur couldn't hear him, they all kept shouting "hecher! hecher!"
  2. (English, Jewish, Judaism) mysterious, obscure, esoteric, arcane

Adverb

hecher (not comparable)

  1. (English, Jewish, Judaism) louder

Origin of hecher

Borrowed from Yiddish העכער (hekher, “higher, louder”). Doublet of higher.

Questions about hecher

What does hecher mean?
Hecher means louder.
What part of speech is hecher?
Hecher can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near hecher in the dictionary

  1. hecdecane
  2. Heceta Beach
  3. Hechavarria
  4. Hechavarrias
  5. Heche
  6. hecher
  7. Hechi
  8. hechima
  9. Hechinger
  10. Hechingers
  11. hechsher

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