hametz
/Sephardic Hebrew khah-mets; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-mits/US // Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈmɛts; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɔ mɪts //
仓鼠,仓颉
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Hebrew.
- : a food forbidden for use by Jews during the festival of Passover, especially a baked food, as bread or cake, made with leaven or a leavening agent.
- : a dish, kitchen utensil, or the like used in preparing or serving such food and similarly forbidden for use during Passover.
Examples
The hametz example may also enhance our understanding of the debate on the conscription of haredi men to the IDF.
A generation after the hametz law was legislated as a dead letter it was resurrected in 2007.
A feeble attempt to fine business owners for selling hametz prompted them to sue the state.
So today hametz is as available as ever on Passover, with some changes due to the development of the economy.
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