mohel

See also: Mohel

English

Etymology

From Hebrew מוֹהֵל (mohél), but the common pronunciations are borrowed via Yiddish מוהל (moyel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔɪ.əl/, /ˈmɔʊ.ɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪəl
  • Homophone: moil

Noun

mohel (plural mohels or mohelim or mohalim)

  1. (Judaism) The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.

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