how to say “vow” in Hebrew
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This coming Friday night, Jews around the world will be attending a service called כָּל נִדְרֵי 
listen and repeat – Kol Nidre, or literally, all the vows.
listen and repeat – Kol Nidre, or literally, all the vows.A נדר listen and repeat is the primary Hebrew and Aramaic word for vow. The plural in Hebrew is נְדָרִים listen and repeat, but in the Aramaic dialect of this particular Yom Kippur service, the plural is נִדְרֵי listen and repeat. In Hebrew, נדרי means vows of.
listen and repeat is the primary Hebrew and Aramaic word for vow. The plural in Hebrew is נְדָרִים listen and repeat, but in the Aramaic dialect of this particular Yom Kippur service, the plural is נִדְרֵי listen and repeat. In Hebrew, נדרי means vows of.
Now, vow is a word we don’t use much in English, just like נדר isn’t used too much in Hebrew (except in the common expression among some religious people, בְּלִי נֶדֶר listen and repeat – literally, without a vow, referring to the refusal to commit to doing something by way of vow). Promise is a more common word in English, as הַבְטָחָה listen and repeat – a promise, borne of the active-causative לְהַבְטִיחַ listen and repeat – to promise – are more common in Hebrew.
listen and repeat – literally, without a vow, referring to the refusal to commit to doing something by way of vow). Promise is a more common word in English, as הַבְטָחָה listen and repeat – a promise, borne of the active-causative לְהַבְטִיחַ listen and repeat – to promise – are more common in Hebrew.To swear is the passive-reflexive לְהִשָּׁבַע listen and repeat, while a swear or an oath is a שְׁבוּעָה listen and repeat.
listen and repeat, while a swear or an oath is a שְׁבוּעָה listen and repeat.
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