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kollel

/koʊˈlɛl/

kollel noun: an institute for full-time advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature.

Noun

kollel (plural kollels or kollelim)

  1. (Judaism) An institute for full-time advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature.

Forms of kollel

pluralkollels
pluralkollelim
alternative formkolel

Origin of kollel

Borrowed from Hebrew כולל (“collective, community”).

Questions about kollel

What does kollel mean?
Kollel means an institute for full-time advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature.
What part of speech is kollel?
Kollel is a noun.
How do you pronounce kollel?
Kollel is pronounced /koʊˈlɛl/.
What is the plural of kollel?
The plural of kollel is kollels.

Words near kollel in the dictionary

  1. kolkwitzias
  2. Kolla
  3. Kollam
  4. Kollar
  5. Kollars
  6. kollel
  7. kollelim
  8. kollels
  9. Koller
  10. kollergang
  11. kollergangs

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