Etymology

mizrah

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Today it means: A plaque attached to a wall to indicate the direction of the Temple in Jerusalem, which a Jew should face while praying. Full definition →

Hebrew מִזְרָח
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמִזְרָח“east”
  2. English todaymizrah

From Hebrew מִזְרָח (mizrákh, “east”).

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