kehillah
[ Sephardic Hebrew kuh-hee-lah; Ashkenazic Hebrew kuh-hil-uh ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew kə hiˈlɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew kəˈhɪl ə /
noun, plural ke·hil·loth, ke·hil·lot, ke·hil·los [Sephardic Hebrew kuh-hee-lawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew kuh-hil-oht, -ohs] /Sephardic Hebrew kə hiˈlɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew kəˈhɪl oʊt, -oʊs/.
the organization of the Jewish population of a community that deals with charities and other communal affairs.
Origin of kehillah
First recorded in 1880–85,
kehillah is from the Hebrew word
qəhillāh community
Words nearby kehillah
keg party,
kegel exercise,
kegel exercises,
kegler,
kegling,
kehillah,
kehua,
kei-apple,
keifer,
keighley,
keijo
Example sentences from the Web for kehillah
Gradually their numbers increased until they formed a band of associates (Chebel), or Levitical guild (Kehillah).
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz