kisse eliyahu

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Definitions

  • n. Elijah's Chair; an unoccupied chair at a bris, that is reserved for Elijah to come and recognize the keeping of the covenant of circumcision.

Example Sentences

  • "Don't sit in the kise shel Eliyahu! Then he won't be able to make it!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כיסא של אליהו kise shel eliyahu 'Elijah's chair'

      • 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 JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      kisse shel eliyahu, kise eliyahu, kise shel eliyahu

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