sakh hakl

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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)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • Y סך־הכּל s(a)kh-akl

      • 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

      sakh hakol, sach hakol, sakh hakl

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