Word: Haggadah
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from Hebrew Haggāḏāh, ‘tale, parable’, from higgīḏ ‘tell, expound’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
həˈɡɑːdə
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
haɡaˈdɑː
Definition:
the text recited at the Seder on the first two nights of the Jewish Passover, including a narrative of the Exodus
Short Definition:text recited at Seder on first two nights of Jewish Passover
Examples:- about six weeks before Passover we began to study the Haggadah
Definition:
a legend, parable, or anecdote used to illustrate a point of the Law in the Talmud.
Short Definition:legend, parable, or anecdote used to illustrate point of Law in Talmud
Variant Forms:
- Aggadah
