English Explanatory Dictionary

kahal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The local governing body of a former European Jewish community, administering religious, legal and communal affairs.
A congregation.

Word forms

kahal kahals qahal

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קָהָל (kahál, “community”).

Related words

kehillah

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