charatah

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Definitions

  • n. Remorse.

Example Sentences

  • "Rivka called me to say she has real charata over what she said at the Sheva Brachot last night — it just kind of came out." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • TH חרטה 'repentance, regret'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      charata

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