se·mi·kah noun orse·mi·chaalsose·mi·chah\səˈmiḵə\ (pluralsemikahsorsemi·koth \-ˌḵōt(h), -ōs\ ; orsemichas \-_ḵəz\ ; orsemi·choth \-ˌḵōt(h), -ōs\) Etymology: Late Hebrew sĕmīkhāh, from Hebrew, laying on of hands, leaning on, from sĕmōkh to lean on : rabbinical ordination : the traditional rabbinical degree conferred by Orthodox rabbis