Mizrachn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪzrɑːx/, U.S.

/ˈmɪzrɑk/

Forms: 1800s– Mizrach, 1900s– Mizrah. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew mizrāḥ.

Etymology: < modern Hebrew mizrāḥ (in biblical Hebrew ‘sunrise, east’) < zāraḥ to rise. In sense 1 directly reflecting the biblical Hebrew sense.

Judaism.

1. The east.

ΚΠ

1882 tr. L. Kompert Scenes from Ghetto 61 [S]he turned towards the Mizrach...East.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 657 His gaze turned in the direction of Mizrach, the east.

1995 L. Jacobs Jewish Relig. 351/2 Wherever possible synagogues in Western lands are built with the Ark containing the Torah scrolls in the east, the mizraḥ of the building. Seats in the mizraḥ section of the synagogue are the most prized seats.

2. A plaque hung on the east wall of a room to indicate the direction of Jerusalem.Jewish law requires the worshipper to face the direction of Jerusalem when in prayer, particularly when reciting the ‘Amidah’.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > other practices > [noun] > turning to Jerusalem in prayer (Judaism)

Mizrach1892

1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 46 A crudely-coloured Mizrach on the east wall, to indicate the direction towards which the Jew should pray.

1981 Jewish Chron. 20 Nov. 19/1 An unusual piece of Judaica... A silver Mizrach, an adornment for the eastern wall in a house, pointing the way to Jerusalem.

1998 A. Goodman Kaaterskill Falls VI. ii. 277 There are no real paintings on the walls. There is only a mizrach, and a large family portrait.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mizrach
释义	Mizrachn. Brit. /ˈmɪzrɑːx/, U.S. /ˈmɪzrɑk/ Forms: 1800s– Mizrach, 1900s– Mizrah. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew mizrāḥ. Etymology: < modern Hebrew mizrāḥ (in biblical Hebrew ‘sunrise, east’) < zāraḥ to rise. In sense 1 directly reflecting the biblical Hebrew sense. Judaism. 1. The east. ΚΠ 1882 tr. L. Kompert Scenes from Ghetto 61 [S]he turned towards the Mizrach...East. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 657 His gaze turned in the direction of Mizrach, the east. 1995 L. Jacobs Jewish Relig. 351/2 Wherever possible synagogues in Western lands are built with the Ark containing the Torah scrolls in the east, the mizraḥ of the building. Seats in the mizraḥ section of the synagogue are the most prized seats. 2. A plaque hung on the east wall of a room to indicate the direction of Jerusalem.Jewish law requires the worshipper to face the direction of Jerusalem when in prayer, particularly when reciting the ‘Amidah’. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > other practices > [noun] > turning to Jerusalem in prayer (Judaism) Mizrach1892 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 46 A crudely-coloured Mizrach on the east wall, to indicate the direction towards which the Jew should pray. 1981 Jewish Chron. 20 Nov. 19/1 An unusual piece of Judaica... A silver Mizrach, an adornment for the eastern wall in a house, pointing the way to Jerusalem. 1998 A. Goodman Kaaterskill Falls VI. ii. 277 There are no real paintings on the walls. There is only a mizrach, and a large family portrait. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882
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