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melachah

melachah is the alternative form of melakhah.

Meaning of melakhah

Noun

melakhah (countable and uncountable, plural melakhot)

  1. (Judaism) Any of the types of work forbidden on Shabbat.
    • Thus, carrying an overcoat over one's shoulder is a melakhah, but wearing one is not.1981, Isidor Grunfeld, The Sabbath: A Guide to Its Understanding and Observance, page 59
  2. (Judaism) Labor in general.
    • The Bible and even the rabbis had a highly positive view of melakhah and some even viewed it as a mitzvah. The prophet Isaiah declares that God teaches the farmers how to farm.2000, David Golinkin, “Torah Study vs. Earning A Living”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 44

Questions about melachah

What is melachah the alternative form of?
Melachah is the alternative form of melakhah.

Words near melachah in the dictionary

  1. mel
  2. mela
  3. mela-
  4. melabasanite
  5. melacacidin
  6. melachah
  7. Melachim
  8. melaconite
  9. melada
  10. meladas
  11. melado

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