English
hatafat dam brit
Hatafat dam brit comes from Hebrew הַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית ‘hatafat dam brit, hatafat dam bris’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentהַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית‘hatafat dam brit, hatafat dam bris’
- Englishtodayhatafat dam brit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentהַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית‘hatafat dam brit, hatafat dam bris’
- Englishtodayhatafat dam brit
Every English word from Hebrew הַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית
Today it means
noun An alternative to brit milah preformed for those who are born without foreskin or who convert after previously having been circumcised for an unrelated purpose, in which a droplet of blood is extracted from the penis using a knife or needle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew הַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית / hatafat dam brit