sakh hakl
Pronunciations
sach hakol | (SAHKH hah-KAWL) | listen |
Definitions
n. A total, sum.
adj. All in all; in total; all things considered.
Example Sentences
"This is not a summary – a sakh-hakl – but a reckoning, a kheshbn." (source)
"It’s not a full-year thing, it’s sach hakol two months a year, and one of them is bein hazmanim, it’s not a big deal." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Y סך־הכּל s(a)kh-akl
- Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
- Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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Alternative Spellings
sakh hakol, sach hakol, sakh hakl
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