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tzedakah

Pronunciation: /tsɛˈdɒka/

Definition of tzedakah

noun

[mass noun]
  • (among Jewish people) charitable giving, typically seen as a moral obligation: one common form of tzadakah was to allocate a portion of the harvest for the poor

Origin:

from Hebrew ṣĕḏāqāh 'righteousness'

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