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kehillah

kehillah noun: a type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.

Noun

kehillah (plural kehillahs or kehillot or kehilloth)

  1. (Judaism) A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.
  2. (Judaism) Any Jewish community; especially, a secular Jewish communal organization, or the secular dimension of a religious one.

Forms of kehillah

pluralkehillahs
pluralkehillot
pluralkehilloth
alternative formkehila
alternative formkehilah
alternative formkehilla

Origin of kehillah

Borrowed from Hebrew קְהִילָּה (qəhîllâ, “a community, a congregation”).

Questions about kehillah

What does kehillah mean?
Kehillah means a type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.
What part of speech is kehillah?
Kehillah is a noun.
What is the plural of kehillah?
The plural of kehillah is kehillahs.

Words near kehillah in the dictionary

  1. kegstand
  2. kegstands
  3. Kegworth
  4. kehaya
  5. kehayas
  6. kehillah
  7. kehillahs
  8. kehillot
  9. kehilloth
  10. Kehl
  11. Kehler

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