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maggid

maggid noun: a teacher of the Torah in Eastern Europe.

Noun

maggid (plural maggids or maggidim)

  1. (Judaism) A teacher of the Torah in Eastern Europe.
    • כוח התפילה של רבי שלמה חוזר בצורה רכה ומתונה יותר באחד התלמידים הצעירים ביותר של המגיד הגדול, רבי ישראל המגיד מקוזניץ.1947, Martin Buber, “Introduction”, in Olga Marx, transl., Tales of the Hasidim, third edition, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, published 1991, →ISBN, section 6, page 31

Forms of maggid

pluralmaggids
pluralmaggidim
alternative formmagid

Origin of maggid

From Hebrew מַגִּיד.

Words formed from maggid

Questions about maggid

What does maggid mean?
Maggid means a teacher of the Torah in Eastern Europe.
What part of speech is maggid?
Maggid is a noun.
What is the plural of maggid?
The plural of maggid is maggids.

Words near maggid in the dictionary

  1. Maggers
  2. Magghar
  3. Maggi
  4. Maggi mee
  5. Maggi mees
  6. maggid
  7. maggid shiur
  8. maggidim
  9. maggids
  10. maggie
  11. Maggie Simpson

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