"tzedakah" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /t͡səˈdakə/ Forms: tzedakahs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew צְדָקָה (“charity”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|צְדָקָה||charity}} Hebrew צְדָקָה (“charity”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} tzedakah (usually uncountable, plural tzedakahs)
  1. (Judaism) The Jewish tradition of charity. Wikipedia link: tzedakah Tags: Judaism, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Judaism Synonyms: tsedakah, tzedaka, zedakah Related terms: chesed, sadaqa

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