English Explanatory Dictionary

Haggadah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The text which is recited at Seder during the first and second nights of Passover, focused on the freeing of Israel from Egyptian bondage as described in the Book of Exodus.
  2. Alternative form of Aggadah; Talmudic parable

Pronunciation

/həˈɡɑːdə/ /həˈɡʌdə/ /hɑːɡɑːˈdɑː/ /hɑːɡəˈdɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-Haggadah.wav

Word forms

Haggadah Haggadahs Haggadot Haggadoth Aggadah Haggada

Etymology

From Hebrew הַגָּדָה (hagadá).

Related words

Haggadist
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