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Etymology edit

Root
נ־ג־ד (n-g-d)

A deverbal noun from הִגִּיד (higíd, tell, say).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

הַגָּדָה (hagadáf (plural indefinite הַגָּדוֹת, singular construct הַגָּדַת־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

  1. a telling; a story told to someone else
  2. (Judaism) Haggadah (text recited at Passover)

Descendants edit

  • Aramaic: אַגָּדְתָא (ʾaggāḏ'ṯā)
  • English: Haggadah
  • Yiddish: הגדה (hagode)

References edit

  • הגדה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Hebrew הַגָּדָה.

Noun edit

הגדה (hagodef, plural הגדות (hagodes)

  1. (Judaism) Haggadah (text recited at Passover)