kameya

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Definitions

  • n. An amulet, charm; typically in Kabbalah.

Example Sentences

  • "A kameya may seem like a harmless piece of paper, if it’s not a real one, yet, unless one knows how upright an individual wrote it and what for, one may end up playing with fire, due to all the shemos therein." (source)

  • "She always wears a kameye around her neck."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH קָמֵעַ kame'a > Y קמיע kameye

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      kamaya, kame'a, kame'ah, kamayah, kameyah, kameye, kameyeh

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