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milah

milah noun: the first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later followed by periah, then posthetomy, then metzitza).

Noun

milah (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) The first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later followed by periah, then posthetomy, then metzitza).
    • Milah is ordained in the Bible1892, Yearbook of the Central Conference of American Rabbis page 16
    • The operation consists of three parts: " milah," " peri'ah," and " mezizah."
      Milah: The child having been placed upon a pillow resting upon the lap of the godfather or "sandek", ... the mohel exposes the parts by removal of the parts by removal of garments, etc., and instructs the sandek how to...1901, Isidore Singer, Cyrus Adler, The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day ·...

Origin of milah

Romanization of Hebrew מילה (“cut”).

Phrases with milah

Questions about milah

What does milah mean?
Milah means the first step in the bris, where the akroposthion is excised (later followed by periah, then posthetomy, then metzitza).
What part of speech is milah?
Milah is a noun.

Words near milah in the dictionary

  1. milage
  2. milages
  3. milagro
  4. milagros
  5. Milagrosa
  6. milah
  7. milam
  8. Milam County
  9. milameline
  10. Milan
  11. Milan cabbage

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