Sephardim
[ suh-fahr-dim, -fahr-deem ]
/ səˈfɑr dɪm, -fɑrˈdim /
plural noun, singular Se·phar·di [suh-fahr-dee, suh-fahr-dee] /səˈfɑr di, sə fɑrˈdi/.
Jews of Spain and Portugal or their descendants, distinguished from the Ashkenazim and other Jewish communities chiefly by their liturgy, religious customs, and pronunciation of Hebrew: after expulsion from Spain and Portugal in 1492, established communities in North Africa, the Balkans, Western Europe, and elsewhere.
Origin of Sephardim
1850–55; < Modern Hebrew
Səphāraddīm, plural of
Səphāraddī, equivalent to < Hebrew
Səphāradh (region mentioned in Bible (Obadiah 20) and assumed to be Spain) +
-ī suffix of appurtenance
OTHER WORDS FROM Sephardim
Se·phar·dic, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for sephardic
Her words were warmly received by the Speaker of the Knesset, a politician from Shas, the Sephardic ultra-Orthodox party.
Religion And State In Ruth Calderon's Knesset Speech |Zachary Braiterman |February 15, 2013 |DAILY BEASTThe decisive faction here might be the Shas party, which represents the large Sephardic population.
Israel’s Religious Zionist Vs. Ultra-Orthodox Rift |Rabbi Daniel Landes |February 7, 2013 |DAILY BEASTHis daughter was to be married under the Sephardic canopy, and no jot of synagogual honour was to be bated the bridegroom.
The King of Schnorrers |Israel ZangwillTen congregations at least were soon formed here, the most of Sephardic origin.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI) |Heinrich Graetz