Definitions

• n. The commandment to return lost items.

Example Sentences

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, hashavas avayda, hashavas aveyda, hashavas aveida, hashavas avaida, hashavas avaidah, hashavas aveidah, hashavas aveydah, hashavas avaydah