Sephardi
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Sephardi — [sə fär′dē, səfär΄dē′] n. pl. Sephardim [sə fär′dim, səfär΄dēm′] 〚Heb sefaradi, after sefarad, a region mentioned in Ob. 20, often identified with Spain, but prob. orig. an area in Asia Minor〛 1. a member of the group of Jews that lived in Spain… … Universalium
Sephardi — ► NOUN (pl. Sephardim) ▪ a Jew of Spanish or Portuguese descent. Compare with ASHKENAZI(Cf. ↑Ashkenazi). DERIVATIVES Sephardic adjective. ORIGIN Hebrew, from the name of a country mentioned in the Bible (Obadiah 20) and taken to be Spain … English terms dictionary
Sephardi — [sə fär′dē, səfär΄dē′] n. pl. Sephardim [sə fär′dim, səfär΄dēm′] [Heb sefaradi, after sefarad, a region mentioned in Ob. 20, often identified with Spain, but prob. orig. an area in Asia Minor] 1. a member of the group of Jews that lived in Spain… … English World dictionary
Sephardi Hebrew — is the pronunciation system for Biblical Hebrew favored for liturgical use by Sephardi Jewish practice. Its phonology was influenced by contact languages such as Ladino, Portuguese, Dutch and Arabic. Phonology of Sephardi Hebrew There is some… … Wikipedia
Sephardi Jews — akitía was subjected to pervasive, massive influence from Modern Standard Spanish and most Moroccan Jews now speak a colloquial, Andalusian form of Spanish, with only an occasional use of the old language as a sign of in group solidarity,… … Wikipedia
Sephardi — noun (plural Sephardim) Etymology: Late Hebrew sĕphāradhī, from sĕphāradh Spain, from Hebrew, region where Jews were once exiled (Obadiah 1:20) Date: 1851 a member of the occidental branch of European Jews settling in Spain and Portugal and later … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sephardi — See Oriental Jews … Historical Dictionary of Israel
Sephardi — Se|phạr|de, der; n, n, Se|phạr|di, der; , …dim […di:m, auch … di:m] [nach dem Namen einer im A. T. genannten, später auf Spanien bezogenen Landschaft]: von der Iberischen Halbinsel od. aus dem Orient stammender Jude … Universal-Lexikon
Sephardi — A Jew of Spanish or Portuguese origin; pl. Sephardim. See also Ashkenazi … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Sephardi — [sɪ fα:di] noun (plural Sephardim dɪm) a Jew of Spanish or Portuguese descent. Compare with Ashkenazi. ↘any Jew of the Middle East or North Africa. Derivatives Sephardic adjective Origin mod. Heb., from sĕp̄āraḏ, a country mentioned in Obad. 20… … English new terms dictionary
