Ashkenaz

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proper noun

A medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany.

OriginHebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany.

    Similar rulings are found in the writings of the major poskim of Ashkenaz, such as Rabbi Elazar of Worms, author of the Rokeaḥ, Rabbi Yitzḥak ben Moshe of Vienna, and Rabbi Alexander Zusslin Hanoken, author of Sefer Ha'agudah.

    2024, David Golinkin, “Does Jewish Law Require Yeshivah Students To Be Drafted At Age 18?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 67

Origin

  1. Hebrewאַשְׁכְּנַז
  2. EnglishAshkenaz

Borrowed from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז

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APA

Ashkenaz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashkenaz

MLA

“Ashkenaz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashkenaz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ashkenaz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashkenaz.

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