mohel

(mō′əl; Heb mō̂ hāl′)

noun pl. mohelim

Judaism a person qualified to perform the brith milah, or rite of circumcision

Origin: Heb

See mohel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mo·hels also mo·hal·im (-hä-lēˈm) or mo·hel·im (-hĕ-lēmˈ, -ĕ-)

One who performs circumcision on a Jewish male as a religious rite.

Origin:

Origin: Mishnaic Hebrew môhēl

Origin: , active participle of māhal, to circumcise

Origin: , from Aramaic məhal

Origin: ; akin to Biblical Hebrew māl.

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