molad

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noun

On the Hebrew Calendar, the time at which a new month begins.

OriginHebrew מוֹלָד ← ['he מוֹלָד →
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Meanings

noun
  1. On the Hebrew Calendar, the time at which a new month begins.

    Prior to Mi She'asah Nisim it is customary, in the Ashkenazic rite, to announce the molad ("birth"), that is, the precise time at which the New Moon will become visible in Jerusalem.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 243

Origin

  1. ['heמוֹלָד
  2. Hebrewמוֹלָד
  3. Englishmolad

Borrowed from Hebrew מוֹלָד (“birth”).

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Anagrams

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