shtiebel
/ʃtiːbəl/
shtiebel noun: a small, informal synagogue or shul.
Noun
shtiebel (plural shtieblach)
- A small, informal synagogue or shul.
- My brother's aufruf was last Shabbos as my father's shul, a shteibl he has attended since the early 60s (my beris was there, my bar mitzvah, my own aufruf, one of my sons' beris was there, etc...)2004 November 16, Micha Berger, “Kosher Commercial Kitchen”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
- The shtiebel fits that niche. Less structured than the large congregations, shtieblach offer a built-in community where everybody knows your name, but long-term expectations are low.2017 October 2, Batsheva Neuer, “Return of the Shtiebel: Why Old-School Synagogues Are Making A Comeback”, in Forward
Forms of shtiebel
| plural | shtieblach |
|---|---|
| alternative form | shtibel |
Origin of shtiebel
From Yiddish שטיבל (shtibl, “small room/house, informal synagogue”), diminutive of שטוב (shtub) + ־ל (-l) from Old High German stuba, from Proto-West Germanic *stubu.
Words that rhyme with shtiebel
Questions about shtiebel
- What does shtiebel mean?
- Shtiebel means a small, informal synagogue or shul.
- What part of speech is shtiebel?
- Shtiebel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shtiebel?
- Shtiebel is pronounced /ʃtiːbəl/.
- What is the plural of shtiebel?
- The plural of shtiebel is shtieblach.
Words near shtiebel in the dictionary
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