"Chabad" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /xəˈbɑd/ [US], /h-/ [US] Forms: Habad [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew חַבָּ״ד (khabá"d), acronym of חוכמה / חָכְמָה (khokhmá, “wisdom”), בִּינָה (biná, “understanding”), דַּעַת (dá'at, “knowledge”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|he|חַבָּ״ד|tr=khabá"d}} Borrowed from Hebrew חַבָּ״ד (khabá"d), {{acronym|he|nocap=1|nocat=1}} acronym, {{he-m|חוכמה||wisdom|dwv=חָכְמָה|tr=khokhmá}} חוכמה / חָכְמָה (khokhmá, “wisdom”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chabad
  1. (Judaism) A branch of Orthodox Chassidic Judaism founded in 1755 by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi Wikidata QID: Q737685 Tags: Judaism Synonyms: Chabad-Lubavitch, Lubavitch Derived forms: Chabadnik Translations (Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidism): חב״ד (Hebrew), ख़बाद (xabād) (Hindi), Jabad (Spanish), ชาบัด (Thai), ליובאַוויטש (lyubavitsh) (Yiddish), ליובאַוויטשער חסידות (lyubavitsher khasides) (Yiddish)

Alternative forms

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