סנדק

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).

Noun

סַנְדָּק • (sandák) m (plural indefinite סַנְדָּקִים, singular construct סַנְדַּק־, plural construct סַנְדְּקֵי־)

  1. (Judaism) sandek (a person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision)
  2. a godparent

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Rabbinical Hebrew סַנְדָּק m (sandāq), probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).

Noun

סנדק • (sandek) m

  1. (Judaism) sandek (a person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision)
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