Haggadah

American  

[huh-gah-duh, hah-gah-dah, hah-gaw-duh] / həˈgɑ də, hɑ gɑˈdɑ, hɑˈgɔ də /

noun

plural

Haggadoth, Haggadot,

plural

Haggados,

plural

Haggadas

1. a book containing the liturgy for the Seder service on the Jewish festival of Passover.

2. Aggadah.

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Haggadah British  

/ həˈɡædɪk, haɡaˈdaː, -ɡɔˈdɔ, -ˈɡɑː-, həˈɡɑːdə /

noun

1. 1. a book containing the order of service of the traditional Passover meal

   2. the narrative of the Exodus from Egypt that constitutes the main part of that service See also Seder

2. another word for Aggadah

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Other Word Forms

• haggadic adjective
• haggadical adjective

Etymology

Origin of Haggadah

From Hebrew; see origin at Aggadah

Example Sentences

His colleagues at JTS denounced him for the 1941 publication of his amended Passover Haggadah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Still, after the clamor died down, Kaplan’s accessible Haggadah became an example for many subsequent versions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Jonathan D. Sarna, director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, sees inroads in the Haggadah, the text Jews use in many versions during a Seder, for open discussion on Israel.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

“By reading the Haggadah at the Passover Seder, we acknowledge that the Exodus is not only a story from ancient times but a story for all times,” the prayer says.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

The Haggadah had to be read and Tateh would ask us children questions about why we celebrated the feast of Passover.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride