met

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. A corpse; a deceased person.

Example Sentences

  • "You know, they say that the met can still hear the hesped [funeral eulogy]." (Glinert)

  • "Afterwards, he asked Rav Shimon Schwab if he had acted correctly. Rav Schwab answered him that in today’s world, a met needs a shomer in a hospital more than in any other place, and he had indeed acted absolutely correctly!" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מת, lit. 'dead'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      mes, meys, meyt, mayt, mays, mais, mait, meit, meis

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