Kol Ishah

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Pronunciations

Kol Ishah (KOHL ee-SHAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The prohibition of men hearing the voice of a woman singing.

Example Sentences

  • "He didn't go to the concert because of Kol Ishah."

  • "The school said that only mothers could attend the celebration because of Kol Ishah - the girls would be singing."

  • "We can't have any fathers at the girls' concert because of kol isha." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • קול אישה, lit. 'the voice of a woman'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      Kol Isha

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