kaddish
pronunciation
How to pronounce kaddish in British English:
UK ['kædiʃ]
How to pronounce kaddish in American English:
US [ˈkɑdɪʃ]
Word Origin
- kaddish (n.)
- "doxology of the Jewish ritual," 1610s, from Aramaic qaddish "holy, holy one," from stem of q'dhash "was holy," ithqaddash "was sanctified," related to Hebrew qadhash "was holy," qadhosh "holy." According to Klein, the name probably is from the second word of the text veyithqaddash "and sanctified be."
Example
- 1. The service ended with the kaddish .
- 2. You better start the kaddish now , because I 'm a dead man .
- 3. If you far away the death , it tell us the kaddish is rather than death .
- 4. Everyone recited the kaddish over his parents , over his children , over his brothers , and over himself .
- 5. We hear his father recite the kaddish , the beautiful jewish memorial prayer .