Etymology

Hakhel

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Today it means: The mitzvah (commandment) to “assemble” the Jewish people to hear the Torah (Deuteronomy 31:12). Full definition →

Hebrew הַקְהֵל
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromהַקְהֵל
  2. English todayHakhel

From Hebrew הַקְהֵל (hak-hél), imperative of הִקְהִיל (hik-híl, “to assemble”).

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