Chabad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A branch of Orthodox Chassidic Judaism founded in 1755 by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

Pronunciation

/xəˈbɑd/ /h-/

Word forms

Chabad Habad

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חַבָּ״ד (khabá"d), acronym of חוכמה / חָכְמָה (khokhmá, “wisdom”), בִּינָה (biná, “understanding”), דַּעַת (dá'at, “knowledge”).

Synonyms

Chabad-Lubavitch Lubavitch

Derived words

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