Kaddish
Pronunciations
Definitions
n. Prayer of mourning; one of several similar prayers separating parts of the service.
n. An affectionate name for one's son.
Example Sentences
"All those who are saying kaddish, please stand."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Aramaic
Etymology
קדיש / קַדִּישׁ 'sanctification'
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- Australia / New Zealand
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
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Alternative Spellings
Kadish
Notes
The Kaddish is in Aramaic except the last line, which is in Hebrew.
See also kaddishl, Chatzi Kaddish, Kaddish Shalem, Kaddish Yatom, and Kaddish D'Rabbanan.
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