keli

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Pronunciations

kli (klee) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Vessel to receive a blessing.

Example Sentences

  • "It's not enough to ask for a bracha; you have to make a keli."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • כלי keli (Textual Heb.) keyle (Yid.) 'vessel'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

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

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      keyle

Notes

  • Pl. keilim/keylim.

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