moadim lesimcha

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Pronunciations

moadim lesimcha (moh-ah-DEEM leh-seem-CHAH) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "A: Moadim lesimha! B: Hagim uzmanim lesason!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Ladino

Etymology

  • מועדים לשמחה 'lit. times of joy'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
      • Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      mo'adim l'simcha, moadim lesimha, moadim l'simcha, moadim l'simha

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