kaboles ponem

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Pronunciations

kaboles ponem (kuh-BAH-lahs PU-nihm) listen
kabalat panim (kah-bah-LAHT pah-NEEM) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The reception before a wedding ceremony, consisting of a tish (for men) and a badeken (for women).

  • n. A reception, welcome.

Example Sentences

  • "The kaboles ponem is at 1:00 PM, and the chuppah is at 2:00."

  • "We began to prepare several days in advance to make a fine kaboles ponem [welcome] for him." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH קבלת פנים kabalát-paním 'lit. receiving the faces' > Y קבלת־פּנים kaboles-pónem

      • 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

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      kabbalas panim, kabbalas ponim, kabbalat panim, kabalas panim

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