Etz Hada'at

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Etz Hada'at (EHTS hah-DAH-aht) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The Tree of Knowledge from the biblical Garden of Eden.

Example Sentences

  • "The Rambam explains that prior to eating from the Eitz Hada’as, Man’s choices were not framed in terms of 'good and evil,' but rather in terms of 'truth and falsehood.'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • עֵץ הַדַּעַת

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

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      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      Etz Hadaat, Etz Hadat, Ets Hada'at, Ets Hadaat, Eytz Hada'at, Eyts Hada'at, Aitz Hada'at, Aitz Hadaat, Eitz Hada'at, Eits Hada'at, Etz Hada'as, Etz Hadaas, Etz Hadas, Ets Hada'as, Ets Hadaas, Eytz Hada'as, Eyts Hada'as, Aitz Hada'as, Aitz Hadaas, Eitz Hada'as, Eits Hada'as

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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