Definitions
n. The aron kodesh; the cabinet at the front of a Sephardic synagogue that holds the Torah scroll.
Example Sentences
"Due to the position of the building plot, the Ehal has been placed in the southern wall instead of the eastern wall." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Ladino
Etymology
ehal
- Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
ejal
Notes
See also ark and aron kodesh.
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