English Explanatory Dictionary

shtiebel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, informal synagogue or shul.

Pronunciation

/ʃtiːbəl/

Word forms

shtiebel shtieblach shtibel

Etymology

From Yiddish שטיבל (shtibl, “small room/house, informal synagogue”), diminutive of שטוב (shtub) + ־ל (-l) from Old High German stuba, from Proto-West Germanic *stubu.

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