English Explanatory Dictionary

kaddish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of kaddish.

Pronunciation

/ˈkædɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kaddish.wav /ˈkɑdɪʃ/

Word forms

kaddish kaddishes kaddishim qaddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁ (kadish, “kaddish”), from Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, “holy; holy person”). Doublet of kiddush. The plural form kaddishim is borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁים (kadishim).

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on K Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary