קבלה

Hebrew

Root
ק־ב־ל (q-b-l)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kabaˈla/

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Noun

קַבָּלָה • (kabalá) f (plural indefinite קַבָּלוֹת, singular construct קַבָּלַת־, plural construct קַבָּלוֹת־) [pattern: קַטָּלָה]

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. (Judaism) oral tradition
   1. (by extension) Kabballah (Jewish mysticism)
   2. (Judaism, by extension) certification that one has studied sufficiently to serve as a shochet
6. resolution (statement of intent)

Derived terms

• קבלי
• קַבָּלַת שַׁבָּת

Yiddish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. (Judaism) Kabballah

Related terms

• קבליסטיש (kabolistish)