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kehillah

[ Sephardic Hebrew kuh-hee-lah; Ashkenazic Hebrew kuh-hil-uh ]

noun

, plural ke·hil·loth, ke·hil·lot, ke·hil·los [k, uh, -hee-, lawt, k, uh, -, hil, -oht, -ohs].
  1. the organization of the Jewish population of a community that deals with charities and other communal affairs.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kehillah1

First recorded in 1880–85, kehillah is from the Hebrew word qəhillāh community
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Example Sentences

Gradually their numbers increased until they formed a band of associates (Chebel), or Levitical guild (Kehillah).

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