mohel

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Pronunciations

moyil (MOY-il) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A person trained to perform Jewish ritual circumcision.

Example Sentences

  • "In keeping with Jewish tradition, the family asked the mohel to circumcise Henry on the eighth day of his life." (source)

  • "Sergei's uncle was an underground mohel in the Ukraine until Stalin put an end to it." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH מוהל > Y מוהל moyel

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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      Alternative Spellings

      moyil, moyel, moyl, moil

Notes

  • feminine: 'mohelet'

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