סנדק
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).
Noun[edit]
סַנְדָּק • (sandák) m (plural indefinite סַנְדָּקִים, singular construct סַנְדַּק־, plural construct סַנְדְּקֵי־)
- (Judaism) a sandek, the person who holds the baby boy at a brit milah ceremony
- a godparent
Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Rabbinical Hebrew סַנְדָּק m (sandāq), probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).
Noun[edit]
סנדק • (sandek) m
- (Judaism) a sandek, the person who holds the baby boy at a brit milah