mechila
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n. The granting of forgiveness; pardon.
Example Sentences
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“I tried to explain my mistake, but he wouldn't give me mechila for it.” (Weiser)
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"So what is mechila supposed to accomplish if it really is just words, no matter how sincere they are?" (source)
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Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
- English
Etymology
TH מְחִילָה > Y מחילה mekhile
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
- Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow
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Alternative Spellings
mekhila, mechilah, mekhilah, mechile, mekhile, mechileh, mekhileh, m'chila, m'chilah, m'khila, m'khilah, mikhile
Notes
See also ask mechila.
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