Definitions

  • n. Zeal, diligence (especially in study).

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y התמדה hasmode

    • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      hasmodeh

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