hashavat aveda

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Definitions

  • n. Returning lost property.

Example Sentences

  • "I haven't given up hope of finding that ring—someone might do hashavat aveda." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH השבת אבדה hashavat aveda > Y השבֿת־אַבֿדה hashoves-aveyde

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      hashoves aveyde, hashavas aveida, hashovas aveidah

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