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 – Kol Nidre, or literally, all the vows.
– Kol Nidre, or literally, all the vows.A נדר is the primary Hebrew and Aramaic word for vow. The plural in Hebrew is נְדָרִים , but in the Aramaic dialect of this particular Yom Kippur service, the plural is נִדְרֵי . In Hebrew, נדרי means vows of.
is the primary Hebrew and Aramaic word for vow. The plural in Hebrew is נְדָרִים , but in the Aramaic dialect of this particular Yom Kippur service, the plural is נִדְרֵי . 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 – 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 – a promise, borne of the active-causative לְהַבְטִיחַ – to promise – are more common in Hebrew.
– 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 – a promise, borne of the active-causative לְהַבְטִיחַ – to promise – are more common in Hebrew.
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