Meanings
proper nounthe Haskalah
- The Jewish Enlightenment, an Enlightenment movement among European Jewry.
Origin
- Hebrewהַשְׂכָּלָה
- EnglishHaskalah
Borrowed from Hebrew הַשְׂכָּלָה.
More words from Hebrew
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Dutch Haskala
- HaskalaJewish Enlightenment
Finnish haskala
- haskalaJewish Enlightenment
French Haskala
- HaskalaJewish Enlightenment
German Haskala
- HaskalaJewish Enlightenment
Hebrew הַשְׂכָּלָה
- הַשְׂכָּלָהJewish Enlightenment
Portuguese Haskalá, Haskalah
- HaskaláJewish Enlightenment
- HaskalahJewish Enlightenment
- HascaláJewish Enlightenment
Russian хаскала́, аскала́
- хаскала́ (xaskalá)Jewish Enlightenment
- аскала́ (askalá)Jewish Enlightenment
Yiddish השׂכּלה
- השׂכּלה (haskole)Jewish Enlightenment
Cite this entry
APA
Haskalah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haskalah
MLA
“Haskalah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haskalah. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haskalah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haskalah.
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