Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. An interest-free loan to help a needy person.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• גמלת חסד gemilat chesed 'bestowal of lovingkindness'
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa

Dictionaries

• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

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