Haggadah

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew הַגָּדָה (hagadá).

Pronunciation

  • (Ashkenazi) IPA(key): /həˈɡɑːdə/, /həˈɡʌdə/
  • IPA(key): /hɑːɡɑːˈdɑː/, /hɑːɡəˈdɑː/
  • Hyphenation: Ha‧gga‧dah
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Proper noun

Haggadah (plural Haggadahs or Haggadot or Haggadoth)

  2. (Judaism) The text which is recited at Seder during the first and second nights of Passover, focused on the freeing of Israel from Egyptian bondage as described in the Book of Exodus.
  3. Alternative form of Aggadah; Talmudic parable
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