avodah zarah
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Pronunciations

avodah zarah (uh-VOH-duh ZUH-ruh) listen
avodah zarah (ah-voh-DAH zah-RAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Idolatry or any form of non-Jewish service of God, or any other type of worship of anything else.

  • n. The name of a tractate in the Talmud.

Example Sentences

  • "Look, from what I understand, if a Jew believes in J. that's Avoda Zara. If a gentile believes in J. it's not." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • עבודה זרה

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

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      Dictionaries

      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      avoda zara, avoda zarah

Notes

  • Sometimes abbreviated to 'a'z.'

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