hosafa
Definitions
n. An extension.
n. An improvement.
n. Comments.
Example Sentences
“This was not lichatchila part of the Beis Medrash; it's a hasafa.” (Weiser)
“The harmony was my hasafa to the nigun.” (Weiser)
“My paper came back with so many hosafos, I'm surprised I got a grade for it.” (Weiser)
"This Shabbat (Vayakhel/Pekudei), the gabbai called up a levi for shvii, and as ba’al korei, I knew he was going to make a hosafa and give acharon/chazak to someone else." (source)
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Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Y הוספֿה hesofe
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
hosafah, hosafos
Notes
Plural hosafos.
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