"gemach" meaning in English

See gemach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gemachs [plural], gemachim [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew גמ״ח. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|גמ"ח‬}} Hebrew גמ״ח Head templates: {{en-noun|s|gemachim}} gemach (plural gemachs or gemachim)
  1. (Judaism) A free-loan fund for Orthodox Jews. Wikipedia link: gemach Tags: Judaism
    Sense id: en-gemach-en-noun--N9-6D1U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Judaism

Inflected forms

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