neder

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Pronunciations

neder (NEH-der) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A vow, promise.

Example Sentences

  • "Making a neder is treated very seriously in Jewish law."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH נדר > Y נדר neyder

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      neyder, nayder, naider, neider

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