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See also: Kaddish
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁ (kadish, “kaddish”), from Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, “holy; holy person”).[1] Doublet of kiddush.
The plural form kaddishim is borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁים (kadishim).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkædɪʃ/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑdɪʃ/
- Rhymes: -ædɪʃ
- Hyphenation: kad‧dish
- Homophone: caddish
Noun[edit]
kaddish (plural kaddishes or kaddishim)
- (Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.
Alternative forms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Jewish prayer of praise to God
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References[edit]
- ^ “Kaddish, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1901; “Kaddish, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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