zechut avot

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Definitions

  • n. 'Merit of the fathers'; the idea that God grants favor due to the accumulated spiritual merit of righteous ancestors.

Example Sentences

  • "There is something that gets passed along-either it’s zchus avos or genes or something." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • זְכוּת אָבוֹת

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      zechus avos, zchus avot, zchut avot

Notes

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


    See also zchus.

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