"אַשכּנז" meaning in Yiddish

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Proper name

Forms: áshkenaz [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז. Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|אַשְׁכְּנַז}} Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז Head templates: {{head|yi|proper noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=áshkenaz}} אַשכּנז • (áshkenaz) m, {{yi-proper noun|g=m|tr=áshkenaz}} אַשכּנז • (áshkenaz) m
  1. (biblical) Ashkenaz (a Japhetic patriarch in the Bible)
    Sense id: en-אַשכּנז-yi-name-2fdYXDGn Categories (other): Biblical characters, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 35 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 31 9 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Proper name

Forms: áshkenaz [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז. Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|אַשְׁכְּנַז}} Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז Head templates: {{head|yi|proper noun|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=áshkenaz}} אַשכּנז • (áshkenaz) n, {{yi-proper noun|g=n|tr=áshkenaz}} אַשכּנז • (áshkenaz) n
  1. (historical) A region centered on the Rhineland in present-day Germany, where Yiddish originated. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-אַשכּנז-yi-name-8eskrvCX Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 39 54 7 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 35 57 7
  2. (Judaism) Ashkenazi Jewry. Tags: Judaism
    Sense id: en-אַשכּנז-yi-name-L3aOalZ8 Categories (other): Judaism
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