Luchot haBrit
Pronunciations
| Luchot haBrit | (loo-KHOHT hah-BREET) | listen |
Definitions
n. The tablets containing the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God at Mount Sinai on which Judaism is based.
Example Sentences
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
לוּחוֹת הַבְּרִית
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
Luchos haBris, Luchot ha-Brit, Luchos ha-Bris
Notes
Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.
Sometimes shortened to 'luchot' or 'luchos.'
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