English
kahal
Kahal comes from Hebrew קָהָל ‘community’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentקָהָלkahál‘community’
- Englishearliest quotation 2000kahal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentקָהָלkahál‘community’
- Englishearliest quotation 2000kahal
Earliest quotation: 2000, David Golinkin, The Assassination Of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Z"L: “The State of Israel is the modern equivalent of…”
Every English word from Hebrew קָהָל
Today it means
noun The local governing body of a former European Jewish community, administering religious, legal and communal affairs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew קָהָל / kahal