birkat ha-kohanim

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Pronunciations

birkat ha-kohanim (beer-KAHT hah-koh-hah-NEEM) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The priestly blessing.

Example Sentences

  • "Tens of thousands of worshippers filled the Western Wall, or Kotel, Plaza on Monday morning for the Birkat Hakohanim (priestly blessing) performed en masse at the Kotel during Passover and Sukkot." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH ברכת הכהנים 'blessing of the priests'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

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

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      birkat kohanim, birkas kohanim, birkas ha-kohanim, birkas hakohanim, birkat hakohanim

Notes

  • To duchen is to recite this blessing.

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