semikah
noun
se·mi·kah
variants or semicha or less commonly semichah
səˈmiḵə
plural semikahs or semikoth
-ˌḵōt(h),
-ōs
or semichas -ḵəz
or semichoth -ˌḵōt(h),
-ōs
: rabbinical ordination : the traditional rabbinical degree conferred by Orthodox rabbis
Word History
Etymology
Late Hebrew sĕmīkhāh, from Hebrew, laying on of hands, leaning on, from sĕmōkh to lean on