English Explanatory Dictionary

mizrah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plaque attached to a wall to indicate the direction of the Temple in Jerusalem, which a Jew should face while praying.

Word forms

mizrah mizrahs mizrach

Etymology

From Hebrew מִזְרָח (mizrákh, “east”).

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