Kaddish

Pronunciations

Kahdish	(KAH-dish)
Kaddish	(kah-DEESH)

Definitions

• n. Prayer of mourning; one of several similar prayers separating parts of the service.
  

Example Sentences

• All those who are saying kaddish, please stand.
  

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Aramaic

Etymology

• קדיש / קַדִּישׁ 'sanctification'
  

Who Uses This

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

Regions

• North America

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

Kadish