סמיכה

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Hebrew

Root
ס־מ־ך (s-m-k)

Noun

סְמִיכָה (s'mikháf

  1. (Judaism) semikhah (the ordination of a rabbi)

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew סמיכה (s'michá).

Noun

סמיכה (smikhef

  1. (Judaism) semikhah (the ordination of a rabbi)