Kisei Eliyahu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כיסא אליהו / כִּסֵּא אֵלִיָּהוּ (literally “chair of Elijah”).

Noun

Kisei Eliyahu

1. The chair in which the sandek sits during brit milah, dedicated to the prophet Elijah.
   • 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 333:

     The head of the household instructs his children not to use this chair, similar to the 'Kisay Eliyahu ("Elijah's Chair"), which is used for the Brit Milah only.