Hasid
[ hah-sid; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-sid; Sephardic Hebrew khah-seed ]
noun,plural Ha·sid·im [hah-sid-im, huh-; Ashkenazic Hebrew khaw-see-dim; Sephardic Hebrew khah-see-deem]. /hɑˈsɪd ɪm, hə-; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɔˈsi dɪm; Sephardic Hebrew xɑ siˈdim/. Judaism.
Origin of Hasid
1From the Hebrew word ḥāsīd “pious (person)”
Other words from Hasid
- Ha·sid·ic [hah-sid-ik, huh-], /hɑˈsɪd ɪk, hə-/, adjective
Words Nearby Hasid
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How to use Hasid in a sentence
One especially frantic Hasid had wrenched his wife to death while fixing his station wagon in front of all nine of his children.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison | Daniel Genis | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEcstasy in prayer and fantastic merriment on days of religious rejoicing, raised a Hasid to a hero among his kind.
The Promised Land | Mary AntinHe preached that the first duty of the Hasid consists in reverence for the Tzaddik.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3) | S. M. DubnowJoseph was an indifferent workman, an indifferent scholar, and an indifferent Hasid.
The Promised Land | Mary Antin
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