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melakhot

melakhot is the plural 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 melakhot

What is melakhot the plural of?
Melakhot is the plural of melakhah.

Words near melakhot in the dictionary

  1. Melaka
  2. melakarta
  3. melakartas
  4. melakhah
  5. Melakhim
  6. melakhot
  7. Melaky
  8. Melalap
  9. Melale
  10. melaleuca
  11. melaleuca oil

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