sandek

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsɑːndɛk/
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/ˈsɑːndɛk/ · /ˈsɑːndək/ · /ˈsɑːndɪk/

Definition of sandek

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Judaism)A person honoured at a Jewish brit milah by holding the baby boy in his lap as the mohel performs the circumcision.

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Etymology

From Yiddish סנדק (sandek), from Hebrew סַנְדָּק (sandák), most likely from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos, literally “companion of child”), from συν- (sun-) + τέκνον (téknon).

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