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mohel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmɔʊ.ɛl/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈmɔɪ.əl/

Etymology

From Hebrew מוֹהֵל (mohél), but the common pronunciations are borrowed via Yiddish מוהל (moyel).

Meanings

  1. (Judaism) The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mohels Number=Plur lexicographic
mohalim Number=Plur lexicographic
mohelim Number=Plur lexicographic
moohel alternative lexicographic

Relateds

bris

Translations (8)

it mohel (person who performs circumcision) · es mohel (person who performs circumcision) · de Mohel (person who performs circumcision) · yi מוהל (person who performs circumcision) · pl rzezak (person who performs circumcision) · he מוֹהֵל (person who performs circumcision) · pl mohel (person who performs circumcision) · wo ŋaamaan class b (person who performs circumcision)

wikidata: Q1853585