Yetsiat Mitsrayim

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Pronunciations

Yetsiat Mitsrayim (yeh-tsee-AHT meets-RAH-yeem) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The exodus from Egypt that is commemorated on Pesach.

Example Sentences

  • "The mitzvah of telling the story of Yetzias Mitzrayim is very simple but also one of the most difficult to fulfill properly. How many times can we tell the same story without losing interest?" (source)

  • "The children are going to dress up this Pesach as if they were taking part in Yetsiat Mitsrayim." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • יציאת מצרים

      • 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

      Yetziat Mitzrayim, Yetsiat Mitsraim, Yetziat Mitzraim, Yetsias Mitzrayim, Yetsias Mitsrayim, Yetsies Mitsrayim, Yetzies Mitzrayim, Yetsies Mitzrayim

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