hezek

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Definitions

  • n. Damage; loss.

Example Sentences

  • "There is a concept that if a hezek (source of damage) isn’t readily seen, if it isn’t common or known, then bitachon demands that we do not be afraid of such things." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y היזק hezek

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

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