kli

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Pronunciations

kli (KLEE) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A vessel to receive a blessing.

  • n. A vessel, dish, instrument.

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

  • TH כלי > Y כּלי keyle

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      keyle, keli, klee, keyleh, kayleh, kayle

Notes

  • Plural keylim.

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