kehillah

K5E1H4I1L1L1A1H4

noun

A type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.

OriginHebrew קְהִילָּה →
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Meanings

nounkehillah (plural kehillahs or kehillot or kehilloth)

plural kehillahs · plural kehillot · plural kehilloth · alternative kehila · alternative kehilah · alternative kehilla

  1. JudaismA type of Jewish community in eastern Europe.
  2. JudaismAny Jewish community; especially, a secular Jewish communal organization, or the secular dimension of a religious one.

Origin

  1. Hebrewקְהִילָּה“a community, a congregation”
  2. Englishkehillah

Borrowed from Hebrew קְהִילָּה (qəhîllâ, “a community, a congregation”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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