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molad

molad noun: on the Hebrew Calendar, the time at which a new month begins.

Noun

molad

  1. On the Hebrew Calendar, the time at which a new month begins.
    • Prior to Mi She'asah Nisim it is customary, in the Ashkenazic rite, to announce the molad ("birth"), that is, the precise time at which the New Moon will become visible in Jerusalem.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 243

Origin of molad

Borrowed from Hebrew מוֹלָד (“birth”).

Questions about molad

What does molad mean?
Molad means on the Hebrew Calendar, the time at which a new month begins.
What part of speech is molad?
Molad is a noun.

Words near molad in the dictionary

  1. mol%
  2. mol.
  3. mol. wt.
  4. mola
  5. mola mola
  6. molad
  7. molal
  8. molal concentration
  9. molal concentrations
  10. Molala
  11. molalities

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