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izmel

izmel noun: a specialized surgical knife used by the mohel in the Jewish circumcision ritual of Brit Milah for infant males. It must have certain characteristics, per Jewish Law, including that it may not stop the flow of blood (unlike the constricting devices commonly used by a surgeon or Urologist).

izmel: a specialized surgical knife used by the mohel in the Jewish circumcision ritual of Brit Milah for...
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Noun

izmel

  1. A specialized surgical knife used by the mohel in the Jewish circumcision ritual of Brit Milah for infant males. It must have certain characteristics, per Jewish Law, including that it may not stop the flow of blood (unlike the constricting devices commonly used by a surgeon or Urologist).

Origin of izmel

Borrowed from Hebrew אִזְמֵל (izmél, “lancet, scalpel”).

Questions about izmel

What does izmel mean?
Izmel means a specialized surgical knife used by the mohel in the Jewish circumcision ritual of Brit Milah for infant males. It must have certain characteristics, per Jewish Law, including that it may not stop the flow of blood (unlike the constricting devices commonly used by a surgeon or Urologist).
What part of speech is izmel?
Izmel is a noun.

Words near izmel in the dictionary

  1. Izium
  2. izle
  3. izles
  4. Izmail
  5. Izmayil
  6. izmel
  7. Izmir
  8. Izmirian
  9. Izmirians
  10. izmirine
  11. Izmit

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