Haggadah
[ huh-gah-duh; Sephardic Hebrew hah-gah-dah; Ashkenazic Hebrew hah-gaw-duh ]
/ həˈgɑ də; Sephardic Hebrew hɑ gɑˈdɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew hɑˈgɔ də /
noun, plural Sephardic Hebrew Hag·ga·doth, Hag·ga·dot [hah-gah-dawt] /hɑ gɑˈdɔt/, Ashkenazic Hebrew Hag·ga·dos [hah-gaw-dohs] /hɑˈgɔ doʊs/, English Hag·ga·das.
a book containing the liturgy for the Seder service on the Jewish festival of Passover.
Origin of Haggadah
From Hebrew; see origin at
Aggadah
OTHER WORDS FROM Haggadah
hag·gad·ic [huh-gad-ik, -gah-dik] /həˈgæd ɪk, -ˈgɑ dɪk/, hag·gad·i·cal, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for haggadic
But what should Haggadic or antiquarian elements do in such a list?
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2 |Alexander MaclarenAfterwards I will give some Haggadic illustrations upon particular points.
Pharisaism, Its Aim And Its Method |R. Travers HerfordWherever a ray fell, a blossom of Haggadic folklore sprang up.
Jewish Literature and Other Essays |Gustav Karpeles
British Dictionary definitions for haggadic
Haggadah
Haggodoh
/ (həˈɡɑːdə, Hebrew haɡaˈdaː, -ɡɔˈdɔ) /
noun plural -dahs, -das or -doth (Hebrew -ˈdoːt) Judaism
Derived forms of Haggadah
haggadic (həˈɡædɪk, -ˈɡɑː-) or haggadical, adjectiveWord Origin for Haggadah
C19: from Hebrew
haggādāh a story, from
hagged to tell