maggid

mag·gid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Ashkenazic Hebrew, English mah-gid; Sephardic Hebrew mah-geed]
- /Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈmɑ gɪd; Sephardic Hebrew mɑˈgid/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Ashkenazic Hebrew, English mah-gid; Sephardic Hebrew mah-geed]
- /Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈmɑ gɪd; Sephardic Hebrew mɑˈgid/

Definitions of maggid word

noun plural maggid (especially in Poland and Russia) a wandering Jewish preacher whose sermons contained religious and moral instruction and words of comfort and hope. 1
noun maggid An itinerant Jewish preacher. 1
noun maggid (Judaism) A teacher of the Torah in Eastern Europe. 0

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Origin of maggid

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95, maggid is from the Hebrew word maggīdh literally, narrator, messenger

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Parts of speech for Maggid

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maggid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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