English Explanatory Dictionary

sandek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɑːndɛk/ /ˈsɑːndək/ /ˈsɑːndɪk/

Word forms

sandek sandeks sandak sandok sanduk

Etymology

From Yiddish סנדק (sandek), from Hebrew סַנְדָּק (sandák), most likely from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos, literally “companion of child”), from συν- (sun-) + τέκνον (téknon).

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