slicha
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Pronunciations

slicha (slee-CHAH) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. Excuse me; sorry.

  • n. Forgiveness.

Example Sentences

  • "Slicha, can you help me with this?"

  • "Request slicha (forgiveness) and after the broadcast I will give you my number to request forgiveness." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew
  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • סְלִיחָה⁩ slikhá

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand
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      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      slikha, selichah, selicha, slichah

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