סנדק
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).
Noun edit
סַנְדָּק • (sandák) m (plural indefinite סַנְדָּקִים, singular construct סַנְדַּק־, plural construct סַנְדְּקֵי־)
- (Judaism) a sandek, the person who holds the baby boy at a brit milah ceremony
- a godparent
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Rabbinical Hebrew סַנְדָּק m (sandāq), probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).
Noun edit
סנדק • (sandek) m
- (Judaism) a sandek, the person who holds the baby boy at a brit milah