hatafat dam brit

noun

An alternative to brit milah preformed for those who are born without foreskin or who convert after previously having been circumcised for an unrelated purpose, in which a droplet of blood is extracted from the penis using a knife or needle.

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hatafat dam bris
OriginHebrew הַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית →
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Meanings

nounhatafat dam brit (plural hatafat dam brits)

plural hatafat dam brits · alternative hatafat dam bris

  1. JewishlawAn alternative to brit milah preformed for those who are born without foreskin or who convert after previously having been circumcised for an unrelated purpose, in which a droplet of blood is extracted from the penis using a knife or needle.

    Synonyms: hatafat dam bris

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn alternative to brit milah preformed for those who are born without foreskin or who convert after previously having been circumcised for an unrelated purpose, in which a droplet of blood is extracted from the penis using a knife or needle.

Similar
hatafat dam bris

Origin

  1. Hebrewהַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית
  2. Englishhatafat dam brit

From Hebrew הַטָּפַת דַּם בְּרִית.

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