gemach

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English

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Etymology

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Hebrew גמ"ח

Noun

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gemach (plural gemachs or gemachim)

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

German

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Etymology

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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

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Interjection

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gemach!

  1. (dated) slowly!, easy!

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