Etymograph

English

Haredi

Haredi comes from Hebrew חֲרֵדִי ‘Haredi, ultra-Orthodox: of, pertaining to, or…’, and goes back to חָרֵד ‘fearful, trembling’.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentחָרֵד‘fearful, trembling’
  2. Hebrew, derived1880s–presentחֲרֵדִיḥărēḏî‘Haredi, ultra-Orthodox: of, pertaining to, or being a Haredi or Haredis’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2021Haredi

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentחָרֵד‘fearful, trembling’
  2. Hebrew, derived1880s–presentחֲרֵדִיḥărēḏî‘Haredi, ultra-Orthodox: of, pertaining to, or being a Haredi or Haredis’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2021Haredi

Earliest quotation: 2021, Dan Balilty, ‘How Many Funerals Will Come Out of This One?’: “Throughout Israel’s history, the Haredim have been reluctant participants…”

Every English word from Hebrew חָרֵד

Today it means

noun A member of a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hebrew חָרֵד / Haredi

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