Birkat Hamazon

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Pronunciations

Birkat Hamazon (beer-KAHT hah-mah-ZOHN) listen
Birkat (BEER-kaht) listen
Birkat Amazon (BEER-kaht AH-mah-zohn) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The blessing said after eating.

Example Sentences

  • "We need to pass out bentchers so we can say Birkat Hamazon."

  • "Is your father leading the Birkat at your wedding?"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH ברכת המזון birkat hamazon 'blessing for the food'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      Birkas Hamazon, Birkas Hamazon, Birkat 'Amazon

Notes

  • Sometimes shortened to 'Birkat' in liberal Jewish communities and camps.

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