Kaddish

[ Ashkenazic Hebrew kah-dish; Sephardic Hebrew kah-deesh ]

/ Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈkɑ dɪʃ; Sephardic Hebrew kɑˈdiʃ /

noun, plural Kad·di·shim [Ashkenazic Hebrew kah-dish-im; Sephardic Hebrew kah-dee-sheem]. /Ashkenazic Hebrew kɑˈdɪʃ ɪm; Sephardic Hebrew kɑ diˈʃim/. Judaism.

(italics) a liturgical prayer, consisting of three or six verses, recited at specified points during each of the three daily services and on certain other occasions.

(italics)Also called Mourner's Kaddish. the five-verse form of this prayer that is recited at specified points during each of the three daily services by one observing the mourning period of 11 months, beginning on the day of burial, for a deceased parent, sibling, child, or spouse, and by one observing the anniversary of such a death.

Kaddishim, persons who recite this prayer.

Origin of Kaddish

First recorded in 1605–15, Kaddish is from the Aramaic word qaddīsh holy (one)

Words nearby Kaddish

Kaczynski, Kadai, kadaitcha, Kádár, Kaddafi, Kaddish, kadi, Kaduna, Kael, Kaesong, kaf

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Example sentences from the Web for Kaddish

(Maariv, p.1, NRG Hebrew) Palestinian youth says kaddish for a Holocaust survivor?
Israel Promises Universal Draft Bill By May|Orly Halpern|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Selig made no reply, he only gazed at his Kaddish with a beaming face.
Yiddish Tales|Various
I spoke the only Kaddish for her soul, but we, after all, were complete strangers to her!
Yiddish Tales|Various
Only no one may say Kaddish for me, no one may pray for the repose of my soul.
Ghetto Tragedies|Israel Zangwill

There was not even one of her kin to say the first Kaddish over her resting-place.
Yiddish Tales|Various
When they leave, the dying man teaches his son how to say "Kaddish" for his soul when he is dead.
The Spirit of the Ghetto|Hutchins Hapgood

British Dictionary definitions for Kaddish

Kaddish

/ (ˈkædɪʃ) /

noun plural Kaddishim (kæˈdɪʃɪm) Judaism

an ancient Jewish liturgical prayer largely written in Aramaic and used in various forms to separate sections of the liturgy. Mourners have the right to recite some of these in public prayer during the year after, and on the anniversary of, a death

say Kaddish to be a mourner

Word Origin for Kaddish

C17: from Aramaic qaddīsh holy

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	kaddish
释义	Kaddish [ Ashkenazic Hebrew kah-dish; Sephardic Hebrew kah-deesh ] / Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈkɑ dɪʃ; Sephardic Hebrew kɑˈdiʃ / noun, plural Kad·di·shim [Ashkenazic Hebrew kah-dish-im; Sephardic Hebrew kah-dee-sheem]. /Ashkenazic Hebrew kɑˈdɪʃ ɪm; Sephardic Hebrew kɑ diˈʃim/. Judaism. (italics) a liturgical prayer, consisting of three or six verses, recited at specified points during each of the three daily services and on certain other occasions. (italics)Also called Mourner's Kaddish. the five-verse form of this prayer that is recited at specified points during each of the three daily services by one observing the mourning period of 11 months, beginning on the day of burial, for a deceased parent, sibling, child, or spouse, and by one observing the anniversary of such a death. Kaddishim, persons who recite this prayer. Origin of Kaddish First recorded in 1605–15, Kaddish is from the Aramaic word qaddīsh holy (one) Words nearby Kaddish Kaczynski, Kadai, kadaitcha, Kádár, Kaddafi, Kaddish, kadi, Kaduna, Kael, Kaesong, kaf Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Kaddish (Maariv, p.1, NRG Hebrew) Palestinian youth says kaddish for a Holocaust survivor? Israel Promises Universal Draft Bill By May\|Orly Halpern\|April 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Selig made no reply, he only gazed at his Kaddish with a beaming face. Yiddish Tales\|Various I spoke the only Kaddish for her soul, but we, after all, were complete strangers to her! Yiddish Tales\|Various Only no one may say Kaddish for me, no one may pray for the repose of my soul. Ghetto Tragedies\|Israel Zangwill There was not even one of her kin to say the first Kaddish over her resting-place. Yiddish Tales\|Various When they leave, the dying man teaches his son how to say "Kaddish" for his soul when he is dead. The Spirit of the Ghetto\|Hutchins Hapgood British Dictionary definitions for Kaddish Kaddish / (ˈkædɪʃ) / noun plural Kaddishim (kæˈdɪʃɪm) Judaism an ancient Jewish liturgical prayer largely written in Aramaic and used in various forms to separate sections of the liturgy. Mourners have the right to recite some of these in public prayer during the year after, and on the anniversary of, a death say Kaddish to be a mourner Word Origin for Kaddish C17: from Aramaic qaddīsh holy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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