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Hebrew
Proper noun
חֲסִידוּת • (khasidút) f
- (Judaism) Hasidism
החסידות היא תנועה רוחנית-חברתית יהודית, שהתעוררה באמצע המאה ה-18- hakhasidút hí t'nu'á rukhanít-khevratít y'hudít, shehit'or'rá b'emtsá' hame'á ha-18
- Hassidism is a social-spiritual Jewish movement that came about in the middle of the 18th century.
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Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew חסידות.
Noun
חסידות • (khsides) f
- (Judaism) Hasidism, Chassidus
חסידות איז אַ שטרעמונג וואָס איז געגרינדעט געוואָרן דורכן בעל שם טובֿ, באַזירט אויף יסודות אין תּורת הקבלה.- khsides iz a shtremung vos iz gegrindet gevorn durkhn bal shem tov, bazirt oyf yesoydes in toyres hakabole.
- Chassidus is a stream that was built by the Baal Shem Tov, based on the kabbalistic concept of Yesod.