Akedah
Pronunciations
Definitions
n. The binding of Isaac (episode in the Torah)
Example Sentences
"The Akedah, the story of the binding of Yitzchak, lends itself to multiple interpretations." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
עקידה
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- Great Britain
- South Africa
- 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
Akeyda, Akeda, Akeydah, Akeidah, Akeida
Notes
Can be pronounced with the accent on the ultimate or penultimate syllable.
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