misnagdim

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Pronunciations

misnagdim (mis-NAHG-dihm) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Some Hasidim are still mistrustful of misnagdim, but that is less common than it once was."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH מתנגדים, lit. 'opponents' > Y מתנגדים misnagdim

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      mitnagdim, misnaged, mitnaged

Notes

  • See also snag.

    singular: 'mitnaged' or 'misnaged'
    plural: 'mitnagdim' or 'misnagdim'

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