hagigah

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hagigah

/xɑːɡiːˈɡɑː/

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Borrowed from Hebrew חֲגִיגָה (ḥagiga, “celebration, pilgrimage, festival offering”), derived from the root ח־ג־ג (ḥ-g-g, “celebrate, make a pilgrimage”). Cognate to Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”).

noun hagigahs · chagigah · Chagigah · Hagiga

countable, uncountable A sacrificial offering at one of the three pilgrimage festivals: Passover, Shavuot (Pentecost), and Sukkot (Tabernacles). The resolution points toward the rabbinic conclusion that lambs and kids are to be employed for the Passover flesh itself, while animals from the herd are to be used for a supplementary hagigah contribution.
countable, uncountable The tractate from the Talmud that deals with these offerings.

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@misc{hagigah_2026,
  title = {hagigah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hagigah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}