berakah
noun
be·ra·kah
bə-ˈrä-(ˌ)ḵä,
-ˌrä-ˈḵä
variants or berachah
bə-ˈrä-(ˌ)ḵä,
-ˌrä-ˈḵä
plural berakoth
bə-ˈrä-(ˌ)ḵōth,
-(ˌ)kōt,
-(ˌ)kōs,
-ˌrä-ˈḵōth,
-ˈkōt,
-ˈkōs
or berachoth bə-ˈrä-(ˌ)ḵōth,
-(ˌ)kōt,
-(ˌ)kōs,
-ˌrä-ˈḵōth,
-ˈkōt,
-ˈkōs
or berakot bə-ˈrä-(ˌ)kōt,
-(ˌ)kōs,
-ˌrä-ˈkōt,
-ˈkōs
or berachot bə-ˈrä-(ˌ)kōt,
-(ˌ)kōs,
-ˌrä-ˈkōt,
-ˈkōs
Jewish religion
: benediction, blessing
the kiddush is a well-known berakah
Word History
Etymology
Hebrew bĕrākhāh blessing