kehillah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.
  2. Any Jewish community; especially, a secular Jewish communal organization, or the secular dimension of a religious one.

Word forms

kehillah kehillahs kehillot kehilloth kehila kehilah kehilla

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קְהִילָּה (qəhîllâ, “a community, a congregation”).

Related words

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