ksav yad

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Definitions

  • n. A manuscript.

  • n. Handwriting.

Example Sentences

  • "Help bring Hakhel to over 50,000 people in Boro Park and be entered into a raffle to win an original ksav yad from the Rebbe… a rare opportunity!" (source)

  • "The Rebbe wrote his name in a letter in Tishrei of 5711, and the ksav yad was copied onto the matzeiva, as befitting for a Yid who dedicated his life to the Rebbe." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y כּתבֿ־יד ksav-yad

      • 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

      ksavyad, ksav-yad

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