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.
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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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