ha'adamah

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Pronunciations

ha'adamah (hah-ah-dah-MAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The blessing recited on food or drinks that grow directly from the ground or on non-perennial shrubs/stems.

Example Sentences

  • "If the potato is sliced and fried/baked then it’s hoadomo. If it’s pringle style ground and then reshaped and baked/fried then it’s shehakol." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • הָאֲדָמָה, lit. 'the ground', the key word in the blessing

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      ha'adama, hoadomo, ho'adomo

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