Mechitza Definition

mə-KHētsə, -KHē-tsä
mechitzas, mechitza
noun
A partition erected in the seating section of an Orthodox synagogue to prevent the mixing of men and women.
American Heritage
The structure defining the boundary of an eruv.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Mechitza

Noun

Singular:
mechitza
Plural:
mechitzas

Origin of Mechitza

  • Mishnaic Hebrew məḥiṭṭâ partition from Hebrew ḥāṭaṭ to divide x̣ṭṭ in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to mechitza using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

MMEMEC

Words Ending With

AZATZA

Unscrambles

mechitza

Words Starting With M and Ending With A

Starts With M & Ends With AStarts With ME & Ends With AStarts With M & Ends With ZA

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With M8 Letter Words Ending With A