English
Mussaf
Mussaf comes from Hebrew מוסף ‘supplement, additive’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמוסףmusáf‘supplement, additive’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001Mussaf
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentמוסףmusáf‘supplement, additive’
- Englishearliest quotation 2001Mussaf
Earliest quotation: 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow: “Exemplary in this regard is the thematic centrality of…”
Every English word from Hebrew מוסף
Today it means
noun An additional prayer service recited on holy days (Shabbat, Yom Tov, Chol HaMoed, and Rosh Chodesh).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מוסף / Mussaf