sandek

American

[sahn-dek] / ˈsɑn dɛk /

noun

Yiddish.

the man who holds the child during the Jewish rite of circumcision.

sandek British

/ ˈsɑnˌdɛk /

noun

Judaism a man who holds a baby being circumcised

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Etymology

Origin of sandek

Hebrew

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