mohel

[ Sephardic Hebrew maw-hel; Ashkenazic Hebrew moh-heyl, moh-uhl, moi-; English moh-heyl ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural mo·hal·im [maw-hah-, leem], English mo·hels.

1. the person who performs the circumcision in the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child on the eighth day after his birth.

mohel

/ ˈmɔɛl; mɔɪl /

noun

1. Judaism a man qualified to conduct circumcisions

Word History and Origins

Origin of mohel¹

from Hebrew

Example Sentences

He was trained in the Jewish religious practice of brit milah — a profession generally spelled “mohel” in English and pronounced “moil.”

From New York Times

Gaissinovitch, a urologist and mohel who performs the Jewish rite of circumcision, said it pained him, as an observant Jew, to drive on Shabbat – a forbidden act on the day of rest and prayer except when lives are at stake.

From Washington Times

Gaissinovitch, a urologist and mohel who performs the Jewish rite of circumcision, said it pained him, as an observant Jew, to drive on Shabbat – a forbidden act on the day of rest and prayer except when lives are at stake.

From Seattle Times

Our “Where Are They Now” story on Lorena Bobbitt erroneously reported that after her rise to national prominence she considered becoming a mohel.

From Washington Post

Shteyngart has largely recovered, and while we walked back toward his home and friends, he seemed cheerful, almost giddy, as he described the outpouring of support following the article’s publication and his sense of victory after winning a Twitter battle with a mohel who attacked it.

From New York Times