bracha

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bracha

/ˈbɹʌ.xə/
/ˈbɹɑː.xə/
/ˈbɹɔ.xə/
/ˈbɹu.xə/
/bɹɑˈxɑː/
/bɹəˈxɑː/

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Borrowed from Yiddish ברכה (brokhe), from Hebrew בְּרָכָה (b'rakhá).

noun brachot · brachos · brachas · beracha · berachah

Judaism Blessing. For a prayer or blessing to qualify as a bracha, it must follow a legal rabbinic formula that begins with the three words “Baruch Atah Adonai,” which is commonly translated as “Blessed (or Praised) are You, My Lord.”

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@misc{bracha_2026,
  title = {bracha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bracha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}