chesedik

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Pronunciations

chesedik (CHEH-seh-dick) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Kind.

Example Sentences

  • "The most hesedik thing to say to the person before us" is... (Conservative rabbi's message to pluralistic Jewish email list, 8/08)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • Heb/Yiddish חסד khésed 'kindness, benevolence', Yiddish adjective ending דיק- -dik

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      cheseddik, chessedik, hesedik

Notes

  • Not common. This word is not used in Yiddish, but a similar word, חסדימדיק khsódimdik (gracious, lenient) is.

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