Etymology

Pas Yisroel

Today it means: grain products that were baked or otherwise prepared with the participation of an Orthodox Jew Full definition →

Hebrew פּת ישׂראל
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromפּת ישׂראל
  2. English todayPas Yisroel

Borrowed from Hebrew פּת ישׂראל (pat yisrael), from פַּת (pat, “bread”) + יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra'él, “Israel”). The common pronunciation comes from Ashkenazi Hebrew, not Modern Hebrew.

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