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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].
- 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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