berākhā-ye shem
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berākhā-ye shem (ber-ah-KHAH-yeh SHEHM) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The blessing over the candles.

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic
  • Persian

Etymology

  • TH ברכה bracha 'blessing' + A شمعة shamea 'candle' > Persian berakha-ye shem

      • Who Uses This

      • Persian: Jews with recent ancestry in Iran

      Regions

      • North America

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