קבלה

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ק־ב־ל (q-b-l)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

קַבָּלָה (kabaláf (plural indefinite קַבָּלוֹת, singular construct קַבָּלַת־, plural construct קַבָּלוֹת־) [pattern: קַטָּלָה]

  1. receipt (being received)
  2. receipt (written acknowledgement of a transfer of money or goods)
  3. reception, acceptance (reaction)
  4. reception (desk or area of an office or hotel where guests are received)
  5. (Judaism) oral tradition
    1. (by extension) Kabballah (Jewish mysticism)
    2. (Judaism, by extension) certification that one has studied sufficiently to serve as a shochet
  6. resolution (statement of intent)

Derived terms[edit]

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, something received).

Noun[edit]

קבלה (kabolef, plural קבלות (kaboles)

  1. (Judaism) Kabballah

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