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kehillah

/Sephardic Hebrew kuh-hee-lah; Ashkenazic Hebrew kuh-hil-uh/US // Sephardic Hebrew kə hiˈlɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew kəˈhɪl ə //

基赫拉,基希拉

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ke·hil·loth, ke·hil·lot, ke·hil·los [Sephardic Hebrew kuh-hee-lawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew kuh-hil-oht, -ohs]. /Sephardic Hebrew kə hiˈlɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew kəˈhɪl oʊt, -oʊs/.

    • : the organization of the Jewish population of a community that deals with charities and other communal affairs.

Examples

  • Gradually their numbers increased until they formed a band of associates (Chebel), or Levitical guild (Kehillah).