hagalah

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noun

The process of putting eating utensils into boiling water to kasher them.

OriginHebrew הַגְעָלָה →
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Meanings

nounhagalah (uncountable)

alternative hag'alah

  1. JudaismuncountableThe process of putting eating utensils into boiling water to kasher them.

Origin

  1. Hebrewהַגְעָלָה
  2. Englishhagalah

Borrowed from Hebrew הַגְעָלָה.

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APA

hagalah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagalah

MLA

“hagalah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagalah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hagalah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hagalah.

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