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tashlikh

/ˈtɑʃlɪx/

tashlikh noun: a ritual practiced on Rosh Hashanah of throwing pieces of bread into a body of water, symbolically disposing of one's sins.

Noun

tashlikh (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) A ritual practiced on Rosh Hashanah of throwing pieces of bread into a body of water, symbolically disposing of one's sins.

Forms of tashlikh

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Origin of tashlikh

From Hebrew תַּשְׁלִיךְ.

Questions about tashlikh

What does tashlikh mean?
Tashlikh means a ritual practiced on Rosh Hashanah of throwing pieces of bread into a body of water, symbolically disposing of one's sins.
What part of speech is tashlikh?
Tashlikh is a noun.
How do you pronounce tashlikh?
Tashlikh is pronounced /ˈtɑʃlɪx/.

Words near tashlikh in the dictionary

  1. tashkil
  2. Tashkurgan
  3. Tashlhit
  4. Tashlhiyt
  5. tashlik
  6. tashlikh
  7. Tashlin
  8. Tashlinian
  9. Tashnag
  10. Tashnagist
  11. Tashnagists

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