kehillah

ke·hil·lah

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Sephardic Hebrew kuh-hee-lah; Ashkenazic Hebrew kuh-hil-uh]
- /Sephardic Hebrew kə hiˈlɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew kəˈhɪl ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Sephardic Hebrew kuh-hee-lah; Ashkenazic Hebrew kuh-hil-uh]
- /Sephardic Hebrew kə hiˈlɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew kəˈhɪl ə/

Definitions of kehillah word

noun plural kehillah the organization of the Jewish population of a community that deals with charities and other communal affairs. 1
noun kehillah (Judaism) A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe. 0
noun kehillah (Judaism) Any Jewish community; especially, a secular Jewish communal organization, or the secular dimension of a religious one. 0

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Origin of kehillah

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85, kehillah is from the Hebrew word qəhillāh community

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Parts of speech for Kehillah

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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kehillah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

kehillah usage trend in Literature

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