kahal
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Definitions
n. Synagogue, congregation.
n. (The people of) a Jewish community.
Example Sentences
On Shabbat we are going to kahal.
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
- Modern Hebrew
- Ladino
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Etymology
Heb קהל kahál, Yiddish קהל kóol
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage
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Alternative Spellings
Kal, kohol
Notes
Yiddish also has the verb קהלן זיך kooln zikh 'be active in affairs of Jewish community (usu. ironic)'
In Ladino, kahal means synagogue and English-speaking Sephardim maintain that usage.
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