Haggadah

Ha·gga·dah
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/həˈɡɑːdə//həˈɡʌdə//hɑːɡɑːˈdɑː//hɑːɡəˈdɑː/

proper noun

The text which is recited at Seder during the first and second nights of Passover, focused on the freeing of Israel from Egyptian bondage as described in the Book of Exodus.

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OriginHebrew הַגָּדָה →
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Meanings

proper nounHaggadah (plural Haggadahs or Haggadot or Haggadoth)

plural Haggadahs · plural Haggadot · plural Haggadoth · alternative obsolete Aggadah · alternative Haggada

  1. JudaismThe text which is recited at Seder during the first and second nights of Passover, focused on the freeing of Israel from Egyptian bondage as described in the Book of Exodus.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of Aggadah; Talmudic parable

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTalmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition

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Talmudic literature

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hebrewהַגָּדָה
  2. EnglishHaggadah

From Hebrew הַגָּדָה (hagadá).

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APA

Haggadah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haggadah

MLA

“Haggadah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haggadah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haggadah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haggadah.

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