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mohel

/ˈmɔɪ.əl/

mohel noun: the person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.

Noun

mohel (plural mohels or mohelim or mohalim)

  1. (Judaism) The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.

Proper noun capitalized: Mohel

Mohel

  1. (alternative, rare) Alternative form of Mohéli (“one of the major islands of the Comoros”).

Forms of mohel

pluralmohels
pluralmohelim
pluralmohalim
alternative formmoohel

Origin of mohel

From Hebrew מוֹהֵל (mohél), but the common pronunciations are borrowed via Yiddish מוהל (moyel).

Words that rhyme with mohel

Questions about mohel

What does mohel mean?
Mohel means the person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.
What part of speech is mohel?
Mohel can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mohel?
Mohel is pronounced /ˈmɔɪ.əl/.
What is the plural of mohel?
The plural of mohel is mohels.

Words near mohel in the dictionary

  1. Mohd
  2. Mohda
  3. Mohe
  4. Mohegan
  5. Mohegans
  6. mohel
  7. mohelim
  8. mohels
  9. Mohemed
  10. Mohemet
  11. Mohemmed

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