Etymology

Chazal

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Today it means: The sages from the time of the Second Temple and afterward, through the sixth century C.E. Full definition →

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Chazal · noun1

From Hebrew חז״ל (khazál), which is an acronym for חכמינו זיכרונם לברכה (khakhaméinu zikhronám livrakhá, “our sages, of blessed memory”).

Chazal · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromChazal
  2. French · borrowed fromChazal
  3. English todayChazal

Borrowed from French Chazal.

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