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Pronunciations

Definitions

  • n. The cabinet at the front of an Ashkenazic synagogue that holds the Torah scroll.

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

  • English

Who Uses This

  • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

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

Dictionaries

  • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
  • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Notes

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