hamoyn am

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Definitions

  • n. The masses, common people; populace.

Example Sentences

  • "He finds that there is even an educated class of people like himself, but unfortunately, they do not mix in communal affairs, leaving it to the hamoyn-am, the common folk, to regulate their social, religious and educational institutions as they see fit." (source)

  • "the whole inyan of shleach tzibbur is because the hamoyn am couldn't follow." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y המון־עם hamoyn-am

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      hamon am, hamoin am, hamoyn-am, hamoin-am, hamon-am

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