English
amud
Amud comes from Hebrew עַמּוּד ‘pillar, column, post’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentעַמּוּד‘pillar, column, post’
- Englishearliest quotation 1996amud
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentעַמּוּד‘pillar, column, post’
- Englishearliest quotation 1996amud
Earliest quotation: 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer: “In many congregations it is customary for the Reader…”
Every English word from Hebrew עַמּוּד
Today it means
noun The lectern on the bima.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew עַמּוּד / amud