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mechitzah

mechitzah is the alternative form of mechitza.

Meaning of mechitza

Noun

mechitza (plural mechitzas or mechitzot)

  1. A partition in an Orthodox synagogue to divide men from women
    • From behind the mechitza, Gellerman could see, although with some difficulty, men dancing ecstatically.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 66

Forms of mechitzah

pluralmechitzahs
pluralmechitzot

Questions about mechitzah

What is mechitzah the alternative form of?
Mechitzah is the alternative form of mechitza.

Words near mechitzah in the dictionary

  1. Mechitarist
  2. Mechitaristic
  3. Mechitaristican
  4. Mechitarists
  5. mechitza
  6. mechitzah
  7. mechitzahs
  8. mechitzas
  9. mechitzot
  10. Mechler
  11. Mechlers

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