gemach

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Hebrew גמ"ח

Noun[edit]

gemach (plural gemachs or gemachim)

  1. (Judaism) A free-loan fund for Orthodox Jews.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gemach, from Old High German gimah (calm, comfortable), from Proto-West Germanic *gamak, related to the root of machen (to do, carry out).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Interjection[edit]

gemach!

  1. (dated) slowly!, easy!

Further reading[edit]