סנדק

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).

Noun

סַנְדָּק • (sandák) m (plural indefinite סַנְדָּקִים, singular construct סַנְדַּק־, plural construct סַנְדְּקֵי־)

1. (Judaism) sandek (a person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision)
2. a godparent

Further reading

• סנדק (יהדות) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Rabbinical Hebrew סַנְדָּק m (sandāq), probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).

Noun

סנדק • (sandek) m

1. (Judaism) sandek (a person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision)