Haggadah

American  

[huh-gah-duh, hah-gah-dah, hah-gaw-duh] / həˈgɑ də, hɑ gɑˈdɑ, hɑˈgɔ də /

noun

Haggadoth, plural Haggadot, plural Haggados, plural Haggadas plural

1. a book containing the liturgy for the Seder service on the Jewish festival of Passover.

2. Aggadah.

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Haggadah British  

/ həˈɡædɪk, haɡaˈdaː, -ɡɔˈdɔ, -ˈɡɑː-, həˈɡɑːdə /

noun

1. 1. a book containing the order of service of the traditional Passover meal

   2. the narrative of the Exodus from Egypt that constitutes the main part of that service See also Seder

2. another word for Aggadah

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• haggadic
  adjective
• haggadical
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• Haggadot
  plural
• Haggadoth
  plural
• Haggadas
  plural
• Haggados
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Haggadah

From Hebrew; see origin at Aggadah

Example Sentences

Still, after the clamor died down, Kaplan’s accessible Haggadah became an example for many subsequent versions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

His colleagues at JTS denounced him for the 1941 publication of his amended Passover Haggadah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Jonathan D. Sarna, director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, sees inroads in the Haggadah, the text Jews use in many versions during a Seder, for open discussion on Israel.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Ann Lewis, of Chevy Chase, Md., said she plans to recite the refugee prayer as her family takes turns reading the Haggadah at their Seder this year.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

Right now he is preparing to print a special Haggadah for Passover, telling the story of when the Jews left Egypt for freedom in a new land.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar