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Meaning of "habdalah" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HABDALAH

habdalah  [hævˈdɑːlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HABDALAH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Habdalah is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HABDALAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

habdalah

Havdalah

Havdalah is a Jewish religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and Jewish holidays, and ushers in the new week. The ritual involves lighting a special havdalah candle with several wicks, blessing a cup of wine and smelling sweet spices. Shabbat ends on Saturday night after the appearance of three stars in the sky. Some communities delay the Havdalah in order to prolong Shabbat.

Definition of habdalah in the English dictionary

The definition of habdalah in the dictionary is a prayer that is said at the end of the Jewish habdalah service.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HABDALAH


Ambala
əmˈbɑːlə
Douala
dʊˈɑːlə
gala
ˈɡɑːlə
Guatemala
ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə
Heimdall
ˈheɪmˌdɑːlə
Heimdallr
ˈheɪmˌdɑːlə
impala
ɪmˈpɑːlə
Kampala
kæmˈpɑːlə
koala
kəʊˈɑːlə
Lingala
ˌlɪŋˈɡɑːlə
Mahler
ˈmɑːlə
Marsala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
masala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
parlour
ˈpɑːlə
Patiala
ˌpʌtɪˈɑːlə
rigsdaler
ˈrɪɡzˌdɑːlə
rijksdaaler
ˈraɪksˌdɑːlə
tala
ˈtɑːlə
taler
ˈtɑːlə
Uppsala
ˈʌpsɑːlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HABDALAH

habanera
Habanero
habdabs
habeas corpus
Haber process
haberdasher
haberdasher´s
haberdasheries
haberdashery
haberdine
habergeon
Habermas
habilable
habilatory
habile
habiliment
habilitate
habilitation
habit
habit-forming

WORDS THAT END LIKE HABDALAH

Abdullah
Allah
ayatollah
belah
Beulah
Bismillah
blah
blah blah
Delilah
galah
havdalah
Hezbollah
inshallah
kabbalah
lah
mashallah
qabalah
Ramallah
selah
wallah

Synonyms and antonyms of habdalah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «habdalah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HABDALAH

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Translator English - Chinese

habdalah
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Habdalah
570 millions of speakers

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habdalah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

habdalah
380 millions of speakers
ar

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habdalah
280 millions of speakers

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habdalah
278 millions of speakers

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habdalah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

habdalah
260 millions of speakers

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habdalah
220 millions of speakers

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Habdalah
190 millions of speakers

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habdalah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

habdalah
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

habdalah
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Habdalah
85 millions of speakers
vi

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habdalah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

habdalah
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हब्दललाह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

habdalah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

habdalah
65 millions of speakers

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habdalah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

habdalah
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

habdalah
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

habdalah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

habdalah
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

habdalah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

habdalah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of habdalah

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HABDALAH»

The term «habdalah» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HABDALAH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about habdalah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HABDALAH»

Discover the use of habdalah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to habdalah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud
On the first day of a festival, when a man surely has more wine, still Abayi said, that over one cup the benediction of wine, Kiddush, of the season, of light, and the Habdalah should be pronounced, and Rabba said, of wine, Kiddush, light, ...
Michael Levi Rodkinson, 1918
2
Tract Pesachim. Tracts Yomah and Hagiga
On the first day of a festival, when a man surely has more wine, still Abayi said, that over one cup the benediction of wine, Kiddush, of the season, of light, and the Habdalah should be pronounced, and Rabba said', of wine, Kiddush, light, ...
Michael Levi Rodkinson, Isaac Mayer Wise, Godfrey Taubenbaum, 1918
3
New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud: Tract Erubin
On the first day of a festival, when a man surely has more wine, still Abayi said, that over one cup the benediction of wine, Kiddush, of the season, of light, and the Habdalah should be pronounced, and Rabba said, of wine, Kiddush, light, ...
Michael Levi Rodkinson, Isaac Mayer Wise, Godfrey Taubenhaus, 1899
4
The Substance of Sociology
this time from the holy Sabbath to the secular week. The Shulchan Aruch emphasizes the importance of the Habdalah in these terms: Just as it is mandatory to sanctify the Sabbath on its inception, so it is mandatory to sanctify the Sabbath on ...
5
The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the ...
The reasons usually given for the employment of spices in the Habdalah Habdalah Spice-Box and TaperHolder. (In the Mm'. do Cluny, Pull.) Use are that perceptions and enjoyments of Sweet- through the sense of smell are the most Smelling ...
Isidore Singer, Cyrus Adler, 1916
6
New edition of the Babylonian Talmud
On the first day of a festival, when a man surely has more wine, still Abayi said, that over one cup the benediction of wine, Kiddush, of the season, of light, and the Habdalah should be pronounced, and Rabba said, of wine, Kiddush, light, ...
‎1899
7
Babylonian Talmud
On the first day of a festival, when a man surely has more wine, still Abayi said, that over one cup the benediction of wine, Kiddush, of the season, of light, and the Habdalah should be pronounced, and Rabba said, of wine, Kiddush, light, ...
Michael Levi Rodkinson, Isaac Mayer Wise, Godfrey Taubenhaus, 1898
8
New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud: Tract Pesachim. c1898
On the first day of a festival, when a man surely has more wine, still Abayi said, that over one cup the benediction of wine, Kiddush, of the season, of light, and the Habdalah should be pronounced, and Rabba said, of wine, Kiddush, light, ...
Michael Levi Rodkinson, Isaac Mayer Wise, Godfrey Taubenhaus, 1898
9
Babylonian Talmud: Part III
recite the Habdalah, but R. Assi said, that he need not do so." R. Jeremiah bar Abbawasat onetime in the houseof R. Assi, and through forgetfulness ate something before saying the Habdalah. Afterwards he was given a cup of wine and he ...
Michael L Rodkinson
10
Babylonian Talmud Book 3:
"If a festival follow a Sabbath, Rabh says, one must pronounce the benediction of wine, recite the Kiddush, say the benediction of light and the Habdalah," is supplemented by "Samuel says,hemust pronounce thebenediction ofwine, light, ...
Michael L. Rodkinson, 2014

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HABDALAH»

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Edmond J. Safra Synagogue Holds Tenth Anniversary Celebration …
Attendees of the event were generously provided with commemorative books charting the synagogue's growth, habdalah candles, and editions ... «The Jewish Voice, Jun 13»
2
In Search of the Skeptical, Hopeful, Mystical Jew That Could Be Me
I also went to Saturday mincha and maariv services, leading up to the Habdalah ceremony, in which a braided candle is lit, a symbolic sip of ... «New York Times, Apr 08»

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