bracha

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See also: Bracha and brácha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ברכה (brokhe), from Hebrew בְּרָכָה (b'rakhá).

Pronunciation

Noun

bracha (plural brachot or brachos or brachas)

  1. (Judaism) Blessing.
    • 2005, Sara E. Karesh, Mitchell M. Hurvitz, “bracha”, in Encyclopedia of Judaism, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 65:
      For a prayer or blessing to qualify as a bracha, it must follow a legal rabbinic formula that begins with the three words “Baruch Atah Adonai,” which is commonly translated as “Blessed (or Praised) are You, My Lord.”

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

bracha m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of brach

Irish

Noun

bracha m

  1. genitive singular of brach

Noun

bracha f

  1. (nonstandard) genitive singular of braich

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bracha bhracha mbracha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Verb

bracha

  1. to break