English Explanatory Dictionary

metzitza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a procedure performed in Rabbinic Judaism after the Jewish ritual of brit milah (covenent cut) following the two added steps of priya (uncovering) and circumcision (circle-cut) mandated by the Gelmud in 500 CE: in this 3rd extra step a mohel uses his mouth to suck blood from the penis of the male (usually a baby) he just uncovered and circumcised, drawing the blood from the wound where the prepuce (foreskin) was amputated.

Pronunciation

/məˈt͡siːt͡sə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-metzitza.wav

Word forms

metzitza metzitzah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מְצִיצָה (m'tsitsá, “suction”).

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