קבלה

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
ק־ב־ל (q-b-l)
10 terms

Noun

קַבָּלָה • (kabalá) f (plural indefinite קַבָּלוֹת, singular construct קַבָּלַת־, plural construct קַבָּלוֹת־)

  1. receipt (being received)
  2. receipt (written acknowledgement of a transfer of money or goods)
  3. reception, acceptance (reaction)
  4. reception (desk or area of an office or hotel where guests are received)
  5. resolution (statement of intent)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Same as above.

Proper noun

קַבָּלָה • (kabalá) f

  1. (Judaism) oral tradition
    1. (by extension, Judaism) Kabballah (a body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures)
    2. (Judaism, by extension) certification that one has studied sufficiently to serve as a shochet
Derived terms

References

  • “קבלה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “something received”).

Noun

קבלה • (kabole) f, plural קבלות (kaboles)

  1. (Judaism) Kabballah
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