afikomann.

Brit.

/ˌafɪˈkəʊmən/, U.S.

/ˌɑfiˈkoʊmən/

Forms: 1800s aphikumen, 1800s– afikoman, 1800s– afikomon, 1800s– afikuman, 1800s– aphikoman, 1800s– aphikomen, 1900s– afikoimon, 1900s– afikomen, 1900s– afiqoman, 1900s– afiqomen, 1900s– aphikuman, 1900s– aphiqoman. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew ăp̄īqōmān.

Etymology: < post-biblical Hebrew ăp̄īqōmān (13th cent. in this sense; already in the Mishnah in uncertain sense: see below), probably < Byzantine Greek ἐπικώμιον revel (attested in a glossary; already in ancient Greek as ἐπικώμια , plural, in sense ‘praises’), use as noun of neuter of ancient Greek ἐπικώμιος of or for a festal procession < ἐπι- epi- prefix + κώμος revel, merrymaking (see comedy n.¹) + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives. Compare German Afikoman (1858 or earlier; 1856 or earlier as †Afikomen).Post-biblical Hebrew ăp̄īqōmān occurs in the Mishnah (Pesaḥim 10:8) in an injunction that ‘the Passover meal may not be concluded with afikoman’. This may either mean that one should not indulge in revelry after the Passover meal, or that one should not eat dessert after it.

Judaism.

A piece broken from the second of the three matsot (matzo n.) set before the leader of a Seder, and put aside to be eaten at the end of the meal.The afikoman is traditionally hidden by the leader of the Seder, to be searched for by the children present; the leader then ‘ransoms’ the afikoman so that the Seder may continue.

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1842 A. A. Bonar & R. M. M'Cheyne Narr. Mission Inq. viii. 578 We noticed here, what we had seen in some other places, several Passover cakes (the Aphikumen) hung up in the synagogue, as a charm against fire, theft, or accident.

1875 Young Israel May 296 After the first part of the ‘Hagada’ come the inevitable Pessa'h dumplings; and the Afikoman, which the child secretly pilfers from the father, and restores only for a promised gift, closes the meal.

1891 M. Friedländer Jewish Relig. 382 The part laid aside is called afikuman.

1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto II. i. xxv. 208 The Afikuman [1901 Afikoman], or Motso specially laid aside for the final morsel.

1929 S. Levin Childhood in Exile 171 Afikomen (a specially dedicated Matzoh).

1960 Jewish Chron. 8 Apr. 33/2 Grandpa split the middle matzo and hid half of it away as the Afikoimon.

1978 C. Rosen & M. Rosen Christ in Passover (2006) viii. 93 This buried or hidden wafer of unleavened bread now has a name, aphikomen. We will see the aphikomen later in the Passover service.

1994 A. Cohen Gate of Light ii. 81 It was impractical to allow so many children to disperse throughout the hall in search of the hidden Aphikoman.

2007 R. O'Connell & M. L. Sue Penina Levine is Hard-boiled Egg (2009) xiv. 80 ‘Give me the Afikoman, Mimsy,’ said Naomi, ‘I know just where to hide it.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afikoman
释义	afikomann. Brit. /ˌafɪˈkəʊmən/, U.S. /ˌɑfiˈkoʊmən/ Forms: 1800s aphikumen, 1800s– afikoman, 1800s– afikomon, 1800s– afikuman, 1800s– aphikoman, 1800s– aphikomen, 1900s– afikoimon, 1900s– afikomen, 1900s– afiqoman, 1900s– afiqomen, 1900s– aphikuman, 1900s– aphiqoman. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew. Etymon: Hebrew ăp̄īqōmān. Etymology: < post-biblical Hebrew ăp̄īqōmān (13th cent. in this sense; already in the Mishnah in uncertain sense: see below), probably < Byzantine Greek ἐπικώμιον revel (attested in a glossary; already in ancient Greek as ἐπικώμια , plural, in sense ‘praises’), use as noun of neuter of ancient Greek ἐπικώμιος of or for a festal procession < ἐπι- epi- prefix + κώμος revel, merrymaking (see comedy n.¹) + -ιος, suffix forming adjectives. Compare German Afikoman (1858 or earlier; 1856 or earlier as †Afikomen).Post-biblical Hebrew ăp̄īqōmān occurs in the Mishnah (Pesaḥim 10:8) in an injunction that ‘the Passover meal may not be concluded with afikoman’. This may either mean that one should not indulge in revelry after the Passover meal, or that one should not eat dessert after it. Judaism. A piece broken from the second of the three matsot (matzo n.) set before the leader of a Seder, and put aside to be eaten at the end of the meal.The afikoman is traditionally hidden by the leader of the Seder, to be searched for by the children present; the leader then ‘ransoms’ the afikoman so that the Seder may continue. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > consumables > bread > [noun] > used or eaten at Passover Passover cake1538 azyme1582 matzo1650 afikoman1842 1842 A. A. Bonar & R. M. M'Cheyne Narr. Mission Inq. viii. 578 We noticed here, what we had seen in some other places, several Passover cakes (the Aphikumen) hung up in the synagogue, as a charm against fire, theft, or accident. 1875 Young Israel May 296 After the first part of the ‘Hagada’ come the inevitable Pessa'h dumplings; and the Afikoman, which the child secretly pilfers from the father, and restores only for a promised gift, closes the meal. 1891 M. Friedländer Jewish Relig. 382 The part laid aside is called afikuman. 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto II. i. xxv. 208 The Afikuman [1901 Afikoman], or Motso specially laid aside for the final morsel. 1929 S. Levin Childhood in Exile 171 Afikomen (a specially dedicated Matzoh). 1960 Jewish Chron. 8 Apr. 33/2 Grandpa split the middle matzo and hid half of it away as the Afikoimon. 1978 C. Rosen & M. Rosen Christ in Passover (2006) viii. 93 This buried or hidden wafer of unleavened bread now has a name, aphikomen. We will see the aphikomen later in the Passover service. 1994 A. Cohen Gate of Light ii. 81 It was impractical to allow so many children to disperse throughout the hall in search of the hidden Aphikoman. 2007 R. O'Connell & M. L. Sue Penina Levine is Hard-boiled Egg (2009) xiv. 80 ‘Give me the Afikoman, Mimsy,’ said Naomi, ‘I know just where to hide it.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1842
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