eshet chayil
Pronunciations
eshet chayil | (EY-shet CHAH-yeel) | listen |
Definitions
n. "Woman of valor" (JPS); poem about such a woman in Proverbs 31.
Example Sentences
"Mrs. Cohen is a real eshet chayil."
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
אשת חיל
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
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- View More
- 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
eshet hayil, eyshes chayil, eyshet chayil
Notes
The poem is traditionally sung Friday nights. This practice is more common among Orthodox Jews.
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