Chol Hamoed

[ Sephardic Hebrew khawl hah-maw-ed; Ashkenazic Hebrew khohl hah-moh-eyd, -moid ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew ˈxɔl hɑ mɔˈɛd; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxoʊl hɑˈmoʊ eɪd, -ˈmɔɪd /

noun Hebrew.

Hol Hamoed.

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British Dictionary definitions for chol hamoed

Chol Hamoed

/ Hebrew (xol hɑˈmoed, Yiddish xaʊl həˈmaʊəd) /

noun

Judaism the middle days of the festivals of Passover and Sukkoth, on which necessary work is permitted

Word Origin for Chol Hamoed

literally: the weekdays of the festival

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