mohel

See also: Mohel

English

Etymology

Hebrew מוהל‎, possibly via Yiddish מוהל‎ (moyel).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɪ.əl/, /ˈmɔʊ.ɛl/
Homophone: moil

Noun

mohel (plural mohels or mohelim or mohalim)

(Judaism) The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.

Translations

person who performs circumcision

German: Mohel (de) m
Hebrew: מוהל‎ m
Italian: mohel m

Polish: rzezak (pl) m, mohel (pl) m
Spanish: mohel (es) m
Yiddish: מוהל‎ m (moyel)

See also

bris

Anagrams

Holme, Homel, holme

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